Renewable energy consumption in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable energy consumption was 117,256 TJ 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 TJ.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 117,256 TJ for renewable energy consumption in 2015.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Ghana peaked at 183,279 TJ in 1999 and was at its lowest, 107,309 TJ, in 2007.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 165,753 TJ | 143,281 TJ | 183,279 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,523 TJ | 107,309 TJ | 159,649 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 116,936 TJ | 109,389 TJ | 123,844 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Ghana?
- Renewable energy consumption in Ghana was 117,256 TJ 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 183,279 TJ in 1999.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,309 TJ in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste