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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita

DEFINITION: Total electricity consumed annually plus imports and minus exports, expressed in kilowatt-hours. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and the amount consumed and/or exported is accounted for as loss in transmission and distribution. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 South AfricaSouth Africa 5,002.35 kWh 2007
2 SeychellesSeychelles 2,734.23 kWh 2007
3 MauritiusMauritius 1,712.15 kWh 2007
4 BotswanaBotswana 1,382.63 kWh 2007
5 NamibiaNamibia 1,327.27 kWh 2009
6 SwazilandSwaziland 1,057.29 kWh 2007
7 GabonGabon 999.04 kWh 2007
8 ZimbabweZimbabwe 854.78 kWh 2007
9 ZambiaZambia 729.83 kWh 2007
10 Cape VerdeCape Verde 480.66 kWh 2007
11 MozambiqueMozambique 458.25 kWh 2007
12 DjiboutiDjibouti 326.03 kWh 2007
13 GhanaGhana 306.58 kWh 2007
14 LesothoLesotho 264.29 kWh 2007
15 CameroonCameroon 251.39 kWh 2007
16 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 180.01 kWh 2007
17 AngolaAngola 179.14 kWh 2007
18 NigeriaNigeria 130.51 kWh 2007
19 KenyaKenya 125.42 kWh 2008
20 SenegalSenegal 116.25 kWh 2007
21 MauritaniaMauritania 115.97 kWh 2007
22 MalawiMalawi 114.63 kWh 2007
23 TogoTogo 109.69 kWh 2007
24 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 108.15 kWh 2007
25 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 104.86 kWh 2007
26 SudanSudan 103.5 kWh 2007
27 The GambiaThe Gambia 97.29 kWh 2007
28 LiberiaLiberia 92.41 kWh 2007
29 GuineaGuinea 78.68 kWh 2007
30 TanzaniaTanzania 77.38 kWh 2007
31 BeninBenin 68.56 kWh 2007
32 UgandaUganda 67.3 kWh 2007
33 MadagascarMadagascar 50.15 kWh 2007
34 EritreaEritrea 43.76 kWh 2007
35 NigerNiger 41.52 kWh 2007
36 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 40.73 kWh 2007
37 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 40.71 kWh 2007
38 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 39.96 kWh 2007
39 EthiopiaEthiopia 38.91 kWh 2007
40 MaliMali 37.64 kWh 2007
41 ComorosComoros 32.34 kWh 2007
42 SomaliaSomalia 29.22 kWh 2007
43 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 26.05 kWh 2007
44 RwandaRwanda 23.33 kWh 2007
45 BurundiBurundi 15.08 kWh 2007
46 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 13.74 kWh 2007
47 ChadChad 8.7 kWh 2007

Citation

Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita

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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Consumption per capita

  • All of the top 4 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Christian.
  • All of the top 3 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are European.
  • All of the top 4 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are High income OECD.
  • All of the top 3 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Cold countries'.
  • All of the top 2 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are NATO.
  • All of the top 3 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Sparsely populated.
  • Iceland has had the highest electricity > consumption per capita since 2001.
  • Norway has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > consumption per capita since 2001.
  • 101 of the top 186 countries by electricity > consumption per capita are Hot countries.
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