Natural gas constituted the main source of electricity generation in West Africa in 2019. It accounted for around 56 percent of the total electrical energy produced in the region. Hydropower and oil represented 31 percent and 12 percent of the generation that year, respectively.
Share of electricity generation in West Africa as of 2019, by source
(in terawatt hours)
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IRENA. (January 31, 2022). Share of electricity generation in West Africa as of 2019, by source (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292754/distribution-of-main-sources-of-electricity-generation-in-west-africa/
IRENA. "Share of electricity generation in West Africa as of 2019, by source (in terawatt hours)." Chart. January 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292754/distribution-of-main-sources-of-electricity-generation-in-west-africa/
IRENA. (2022). Share of electricity generation in West Africa as of 2019, by source (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292754/distribution-of-main-sources-of-electricity-generation-in-west-africa/
IRENA. "Share of Electricity Generation in West Africa as of 2019, by Source (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292754/distribution-of-main-sources-of-electricity-generation-in-west-africa/
IRENA, Share of electricity generation in West Africa as of 2019, by source (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292754/distribution-of-main-sources-of-electricity-generation-in-west-africa/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Share of electricity generation in West Africa as of 2019, by source (in terawatt hours) [Graph], IRENA, January 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292754/distribution-of-main-sources-of-electricity-generation-in-west-africa/
