Renewable energy consumption in Niger
Niger: Renewable energy consumption was 78.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Niger, 2000–2015
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 Niger stood at 78.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Niger peaked at 87.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2012.
Niger ranks 20th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Niger, year by year
| Year | % in TFEC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.7% | — |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 80.7% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +1.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 78.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Niger's 78.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.8% | 83.3% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 72.7% | 80.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Niger?
- Renewable energy consumption in Niger was 78.9% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2012.
- How does Niger rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Niger ranks 20th out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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