Renewable energy consumption in Benin
Benin: Renewable energy consumption was 50.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Benin, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.
Analysis
Benin recorded 50.9% for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Benin peaked at 95.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2010.
That places Benin 51st out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 76.9% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 52.8% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.1% | 52.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Benin?
- Renewable energy consumption in Benin 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 energy consumption recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption