Renewable energy consumption in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Renewable energy consumption was 77.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 77.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Sierra Leone peaked at 91.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2014.
That places Sierra Leone 21st out of 224 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 89.7% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 83.4% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 73.1% | 84.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Sierra Leone?
- Renewable energy consumption in Sierra Leone was 77.7% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 224 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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