Total electricity output in Benin
Benin: Total electricity output was 342 GWh in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Total electricity output in Benin, 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 total electricity output in Benin is 342 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 85.9% on the previous year and up 219.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Benin peaked at 342 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21 GWh, in 1990.
Benin ranks 187th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total electricity output in Benin, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 23 GWh | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 25 GWh | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 26 GWh | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 52 GWh | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 33 GWh | -36.5% |
| 1996 | 47 GWh | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 59 GWh | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 79 GWh | +33.9% |
| 1999 | 72 GWh | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 84 GWh | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 66 GWh | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 63 GWh | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 80 GWh | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 81 GWh | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 107 GWh | +32.1% |
| 2006 | 154 GWh | +43.9% |
| 2007 | 220 GWh | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 229 GWh | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 128 GWh | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 150 GWh | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 155 GWh | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 162 GWh | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 173 GWh | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 184 GWh | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 342 GWh | +85.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 342 GWh is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,758 GWh, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 342 GWh is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7 GWh | 21 GWh | 79 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.2 GWh | 63 GWh | 229 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 194.33 GWh | 150 GWh | 342 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 184 Seychelles 378 GWh compare
- 185 East Timor 350.3 GWh compare
- 186 Somalia 350 GWh compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 340 GWh compare
- 189 South Sudan 330 GWh compare
- 190 Mayotte 315.9 GWh compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Benin?
- Total electricity output in Benin was 342 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 total electricity output recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 342 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 GWh in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for total electricity output?
- Benin ranks 187th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants