Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Energy > Electricity > From fossil fuels
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DEFINITION:
This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country's total generating capacity.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | The Gambia | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Liberia | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Botswana | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Somalia | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Chad | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Niger | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Guinea-Bissau | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Seychelles | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =1 | Djibouti | 100% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 10 | Senegal | 99.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Eritrea | 98.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 12 | Benin | 98.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 97.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 14 | Cape Verde | 96.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 15 | South Africa | 90.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 87.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 17 | Comoros | 83.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 18 | Mauritius | 75.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Guinea | 68.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 20 | Nigeria | 67.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 66.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 22 | Madagascar | 65.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 23 | Mauritania | 63.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 24 | Swaziland | 59.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 25 | Gabon | 59% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 27 | Angola | 56.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 28 | Rwanda | 52.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Mali | 48.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 47.1% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Central African Republic | 43.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Kenya | 41.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Ghana | 40.6% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 35 | Namibia | 33.3% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
| 36 | Tanzania | 33.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 37 | Uganda | 31.5% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =38 | Sudan | 30.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| =38 | South Sudan | 30.7% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Cameroon | 27.8% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 41 | Togo | 21.2% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 42 | Ethiopia | 9.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Burundi | 1.9% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Zambia | 0.4% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 46 | Malawi | 0.3% of total installed capacity | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Mozambique | 0.1% of total installed capacity | 2012 | ||
| 48 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > From fossil fuels
- 34 of the top 48 countries by electricity > from fossil fuels are Hot countries.
- Lesotho has ranked last for electricity > from fossil fuels since 2009.
- Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha has had the highest electricity > from fossil fuels since 2009.
- 102 of the top 209 countries by electricity > from fossil fuels are Christian.
- Hong Kong ranked first for electricity > from fossil fuels amongst Non-religious countries in 2012.
- Estonia ranked first for electricity > from fossil fuels amongst Emerging markets in 2010.
- 5 of the top 11 countries by electricity > from fossil fuels are Former British Colonies'.
