Renewable energy consumption in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable energy consumption was 41.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption 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 TFEC.
Analysis
In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Ghana stood at 41.4%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Ghana peaked at 82.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 61st of 224 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 | 79.0% | 72.8% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.4% | 49.9% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 41.4% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 58 Finland 43.2% compare
- 59 Montenegro 43.0% compare
- 60 Senegal 42.7% compare
- 62 Sao Tome and Principe 41.1% compare
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.8% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 38.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Ghana?
- Renewable energy consumption in Ghana was 41.4% 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 energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 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