Renewable electricity in Mozambique
Mozambique: Renewable electricity was 86.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Mozambique, 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
Mozambique recorded 86.4% for renewable electricity in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Mozambique peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1990.
Mozambique ranks 20th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.6% | — |
| 1991 | 68.6% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 87.8% | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -5.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 86.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 86.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.3% | 62.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 86.4% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Mozambique?
- Renewable electricity in Mozambique was 86.4% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1990.
- How does Mozambique rank for renewable electricity?
- Mozambique ranks 20th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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