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 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -21.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 50.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 50.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +39.3% | 53.4% | 74.4% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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 233 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