Electricity net consumption in Africa reached around 680 terawatt hours in 2019, up from some 672 terawatt hours in the previous year. In general, electric power consumption has increased in the continent. However, Africa still had nearly 600 million people without access to electricity in 2020.
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"Total electric power consumption = total net electricity generation + electricity imports - electricity exports - electricity transmission and distribution losses.
Data are reported as net consumption, not gross consumption. Net consumption excludes the energy consumed by the generating units."
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EIA. (November 17, 2021). Electricity net consumption in Africa from 2000 to 2019 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276781/electricity-net-consumption-in-africa/
EIA. "Electricity net consumption in Africa from 2000 to 2019 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. November 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276781/electricity-net-consumption-in-africa/
EIA. (2021). Electricity net consumption in Africa from 2000 to 2019 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276781/electricity-net-consumption-in-africa/
EIA. "Electricity Net Consumption in Africa from 2000 to 2019 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276781/electricity-net-consumption-in-africa/
EIA, Electricity net consumption in Africa from 2000 to 2019 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276781/electricity-net-consumption-in-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Electricity net consumption in Africa from 2000 to 2019 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], EIA, November 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1276781/electricity-net-consumption-in-africa/
