Fossil Fuels Electricity Generation
Africa Ranking
billion kilowatthoursSource: IMF
Definition of Fossil Fuels Electricity Generation
Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
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1 | South Africa | 197.57 | 2020 | 1 | 208.42 |
2 | Egypt | 140.08 | 2020 | 2 | 165.44 |
3 | Algeria | 72.01 | 2020 | 3 | 75.85 |
4 | Libya | 30.09 | 2020 | 4 | 31.69 |
5 | Morocco | 28.93 | 2020 | 5 | 30.47 |
6 | Nigeria | 24.12 | 2018 | 6 | 25.07 |
7 | Tunisia | 18.73 | 2020 | 7 | 19.73 |
8 | Ghana | 12.82 | 2020 | 8 | 9.38 |
9 | Ivory Coast | 7.21 | 2020 | 9 | 6.56 |
10 | Sudan | 6.07 | 2020 | 10 | 6.39 |
11 | Tanzania | 4.66 | 2020 | 11 | 4.91 |
12 | Senegal | 4.43 | 2019 | 12 | 3.99 |
13 | Zimbabwe | 3.85 | 2019 | 13 | 3.93 |
14 | Mozambique | 3.49 | 2020 | 14 | 3.68 |
15 | Cameroon | 2.99 | 2019 | 15 | 3.29 |
16 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 2.51 | 2020 | 20 | 1.88 |
17 ↑ | Mali | 2.16 | 2020 | 18 | 2.27 |
18 ↑ | Zambia | 2.08 | 2020 | 19 | 2.13 |
19 ↓ | Mauritius | 2.06 | 2020 | 17 | 2.33 |
20 ↓ | Botswana | 2.05 | 2020 | 16 | 3.04 |
21 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 1.44 | 2020 | 22 | 1.51 |
22 ↓ | Kenya | 1.33 | 2015 | 21 | 1.61 |
23 | Mauritania | 1.29 | 2020 | 23 | 1.26 |
24 | Gabon | 1.2 | 2020 | 24 | 1.25 |
25 | Madagascar | 1.1 | 2016 | 25 | 1.09 |
26 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.01 | 2020 | 26 | 1.07 |
27 | Guinea | 0.71 | 2020 | 27 | 0.75 |
28 ↑ | Seychelles | 0.53 | 2020 | 30 | 0.49 |
29 ↑ | Togo | 0.43 | 2020 | 31 | 0.45 |
30 ↑ | Eritrea | 0.41 | 2020 | 32 | 0.43 |
31 ↓ | Niger | 0.38 | 2020 | 28 | 0.56 |
32 ↑ | Liberia | 0.36 | 2020 | 35 | 0.31 |
32 ↑ | Cape Verde | 0.36 | 2020 | 33 | 0.38 |
34 | Somalia | 0.35 | 2020 | 34 | 0.33 |
35 ↓ | Rwanda | 0.33 | 2020 | 29 | 0.55 |
36 | Gambia | 0.29 | 2020 | 36 | 0.3 |
36 ↑ | Chad | 0.29 | 2018 | 37 | 0.28 |
38 | Swaziland | 0.25 | 2016 | 38 | 0.25 |
39 | Benin | 0.22 | 2020 | 39 | 0.19 |
40 | Malawi | 0.18 | 2019 | 40 | 0.17 |
41 ↑ | Comoros | 0.13 | 2020 | 42 | 0.09 |
42 ↓ | Burundi | 0.12 | 2020 | 41 | 0.12 |
43 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.09 | 2020 | 43 | 0.08 |
44 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 0.08 | 2020 | 43 | 0.08 |
45 ↑ | Namibia | 0.07 | 2020 | 47 | 0.04 |
46 ↓ | Uganda | 0.06 | 2020 | 45 | 0.06 |
47 ↓ | Djibouti | 0.05 | 2020 | 45 | 0.06 |
48 | Sierra Leone | 0.02 | 2020 | 48 | 0.02 |
49 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2020 | 49 | 0.01 |
49 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | 2020 | 50 | 0 |
49 ↑ | Central African Republic | 0 | 2019 | 50 | 0 |
49 ↑ | Lesotho | 0 | 2020 | 50 | 0 |
Billion kilowatthours of electricity generated from fossil fuels including oil, coal, and natural gas.