Renewable energy share in Benin
Renewable sources provided 54.5% of final energy consumption in Benin in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest since 2008.
Benin, 2021
54.5%
Change from 2020
+8.3percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Position in 2021
42nd of 212
Renewable energy share in Benin over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.5% | – |
| 2020 | 46.2% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 57.3% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +8.3 percentage points from 46.2% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 48.7%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Benin has the 42nd highest value.