Total electricity output in Ghana
Ghana: Total electricity output was 11,491 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total 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
Ghana recorded 11,491 GWh for total electricity output in 2015.
That represents a change of down 11.4% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Ghana peaked at 12,963 GWh in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4,940 GWh, in 1998.
That places Ghana 94th out of 228 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 | 6,161 GWh | 4,940 GWh | 6,886 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,375 GWh | 5,882 GWh | 8,958 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,786 GWh | 10,167 GWh | 12,963 GWh | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Ghana?
- Total electricity output in Ghana was 11,491 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 12,963 GWh in 2014.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,940 GWh in 1998.
- How does Ghana rank for total electricity output?
- Ghana ranks 94th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. 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 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