Electricity generation from bioenergy in Africa amounted to 4.83 terawatt hours in 2021. This represented a slight increase from the 4.68 terawatt hours registered in the previous year. Since 2000, the contribution of bioenergy to the production of electricity on the continent rose overall, peaking in 2015 at 6.39 terawatt hours. Bioenergy capacity in Africa stood at 1.7 gigawatts as of 2020.
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Ember. (May 4, 2022). Amount of electricity generated from bioenergy in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306888/electricity-generation-from-bioenergy-in-africa/
Ember. "Amount of electricity generated from bioenergy in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. May 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306888/electricity-generation-from-bioenergy-in-africa/
Ember. (2022). Amount of electricity generated from bioenergy in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306888/electricity-generation-from-bioenergy-in-africa/
Ember. "Amount of Electricity Generated from Bioenergy in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306888/electricity-generation-from-bioenergy-in-africa/
Ember, Amount of electricity generated from bioenergy in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306888/electricity-generation-from-bioenergy-in-africa/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Amount of electricity generated from bioenergy in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Ember, May 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306888/electricity-generation-from-bioenergy-in-africa/