Electricity net generation in Benin
Benin: Electricity net generation was 0.2261 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Electricity net generation in Benin, 1980–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.2261 for electricity net generation in 2020.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net generation in Benin peaked at 0.3115 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.005, in 1980.
Benin ranks 182nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity net generation in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.005 | — |
| 1981 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.005 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.019 | +280.0% |
| 1991 | 0.022 | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 0.023 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.024 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.048 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.029 | -39.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0487 | +67.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0517 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0597 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0677 | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.079 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.062 | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.059 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.075 | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 0.076 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.101 | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.142 | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 0.205 | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 0.213 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.12 | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1082 | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0959 | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0461 | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0885 | +91.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2267 | +156.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3106 | +37.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3115 | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1903 | -38.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2017 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2261 | +12.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2261 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.66, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2261 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6, 14% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity net generation in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +280.0% | 0.005 | 0.019 |
| 2014 | +156.2% | 0.0885 | 0.2267 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0393 | 0.019 | 0.0677 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1132 | 0.059 | 0.213 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1839 | 0.0461 | 0.3115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2261 | 0.2261 | 0.2261 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 179 Gambia 0.2896 compare
- 180 Chad 0.2848 compare
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.255 compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 0.2068 compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2048 compare
- 185 Grenada 0.2029 compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity net generation in Benin?
- Electricity net generation in Benin was 0.2261 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net generation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3115 in 2017.
- What is the lowest electricity net generation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for electricity net generation?
- Benin ranks 182nd out of 203 countries with data for 2020.
- Is electricity net generation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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