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 233 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.
Renewable energy electricity output in Ghana, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,721 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 6,109 GWh | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 6,602 GWh | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 6,291 GWh | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 6,082 GWh | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 6,097 GWh | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 6,625 GWh | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 6,851 GWh | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3,830 GWh | -44.1% |
| 1999 | 5,169 GWh | +35.0% |
| 2000 | 6,609 GWh | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 6,609 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,036 GWh | -23.8% |
| 2003 | 3,886 GWh | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 5,281 GWh | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 5,629 GWh | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 5,619 GWh | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,727 GWh | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 6,195 GWh | +66.2% |
| 2009 | 6,877 GWh | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 6,996 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 7,561 GWh | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 8,071 GWh | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 8,236 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8,391 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 5,848 GWh | -30.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5,848 GWh is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,041 GWh, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5,848 GWh is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 537.6 GWh, 10.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable energy electricity output in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +66.2% | 3,727 GWh | 6,195 GWh |
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 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
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 233 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.