Renewable energy electricity output in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable energy electricity output was 5,848 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy electricity output in Ghana, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy electricity output in Ghana is 5,848 GWh, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 30.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy electricity output in Ghana peaked at 8,391 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,727 GWh, in 2007.
Ghana ranks 75th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,938 GWh | 3,830 GWh | 6,851 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,547 GWh | 3,727 GWh | 6,877 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,517 GWh | 5,848 GWh | 8,391 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy electricity output in Ghana?
- Renewable energy electricity output in Ghana was 5,848 GWh 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 electricity output recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,391 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable energy electricity output recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,727 GWh in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable energy electricity output?
- Ghana ranks 75th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy electricity output rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.