Renewable electricity in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable electricity was 50.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable electricity in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 50.9% for renewable electricity in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Ghana peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.9%, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 59th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 77.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 53.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 50.9% | 68.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Ghana?
- Renewable electricity in Ghana was 50.9% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable electricity?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants