Countries in Africa by renewable energy
The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2021
Median country
65.7%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of energy use | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  DR Congo | 96.3% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 2 |  Somalia | 95.4% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  Liberia | 92.8% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 4 |  Gabon | 91.3% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| =5 |  Central African Republic | 90.9% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| =5 |  Uganda | 90.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 7 |  Ethiopia | 90.6% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 8 |  Guinea-Bissau | 87.4% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 9 |  Madagascar | 83.1% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| =10 |  Burundi | 83.0% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| =10 |  Zambia | 83.0% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 12 |  Zimbabwe | 82.4% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 13 |  Eritrea | 80.7% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 14 |  Nigeria | 80.3% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 15 |  Rwanda | 79.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 16 |  Niger | 79.6% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 17 |  Cameroon | 79.2% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 18 |  Tanzania | 78.3% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 19 |  Mozambique | 76.9% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 20 |  Togo | 75.1% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 21 |  Sierra Leone | 71.6% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| =22 |  Burkina Faso | 71.4% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| =22 |  Congo | 71.4% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 24 |  Mali | 71.1% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 25 |  Chad | 70.0% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| 26 |  Kenya | 67.7% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 27 |  Guinea | 66.6% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 28 |  Eswatini | 64.7% | 2022 | Southern Africa |
| 29 |  Malawi | 62.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 30 |  Sudan | 61.0% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 31 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 58.2% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 32 |  Benin | 54.5% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 33 |  Angola | 52.9% | 2021 | Middle Africa |
| 34 |  Gambia | 47.7% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 35 |  São Tomé and Principe | 42.5% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| 36 |  Comoros | 39.3% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 37 |  Ghana | 39.0% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 38 |  Senegal | 35.4% | 2021 | Western Africa |
| 39 |  Lesotho | 34.9% | 2022 | Southern Africa |
| 40 |  South Sudan | 32.4% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 41 |  Namibia | 30.0% | 2021 | Southern Africa |
| 42 |  Botswana | 27.4% | 2021 | Southern Africa |
| 43 |  Djibouti | 26.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 44 |  Cabo Verde | 21.8% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 45 |  Mauritania | 19.6% | 2022 | Western Africa |
| 46 |  Tunisia | 11.6% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 47 |  Morocco | 10.9% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 48 |  South Africa | 9.7% | 2021 | Southern Africa |
| 49 |  Mauritius | 8.6% | 2021 | Eastern Africa |
| 50 |  Egypt | 6.1% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 51 |  Equatorial Guinea | 4.2% | 2022 | Middle Africa |
| 52 |  Libya | 3.1% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
| 53 |  Seychelles | 1.9% | 2022 | Eastern Africa |
| 54 |  Algeria | 0.1% | 2021 | Northern Africa |
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the most renewable energy?
- The DR Congo has the most renewable energy in Africa: 96.3% renewable (2021). Next come Somalia (95.4% renewable) and Liberia (92.8% renewable).
- Which country in Africa has the least renewable energy?
- Algeria, with 0.1% renewable (2021).
- What is the typical renewable energy of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 54 countries in Africa is 65.7% renewable: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of all the energy people and businesses use — electricity, heat, fuel — that comes from renewable sources, firewood included. Source: World Bank, mostly 2021. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.