Electricity consumption percent of world total - Country rankings
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Electricity consumption percent of world total, 2023:
The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 0.034 percent. The highest value was in South Africa: 0.724 percent and the lowest value was in the Central African Republic: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The Global Economy
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| Countries | Electricity consumption percent of world total, 2023 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 0.724 | 1 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Nigeria | 0.127 | 2 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ghana | 0.073 | 3 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Angola | 0.06 | 4 | 1980 - 2023 |
| DR Congo | 0.06 | 5 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Zambia | 0.053 | 6 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Sudan | 0.052 | 7 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Mozambique | 0.048 | 8 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ethiopia | 0.046 | 9 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Kenya | 0.037 | 10 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Tanzania | 0.034 | 11 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.032 | 12 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.031 | 13 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Senegal | 0.028 | 14 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Cameroon | 0.023 | 15 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Mali | 0.016 | 16 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Uganda | 0.016 | 17 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Botswana | 0.014 | 18 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Namibia | 0.014 | 19 | 1990 - 2023 |
| Guinea | 0.013 | 20 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Gabon | 0.012 | 21 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Burkina Faso | 0.011 | 22 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Mauritius | 0.011 | 23 | 1980 - 2023 |
| R. of Congo | 0.011 | 24 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Madagascar | 0.009 | 25 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Togo | 0.007 | 26 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Malawi | 0.006 | 27 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Mauritania | 0.006 | 28 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Niger | 0.006 | 29 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Benin | 0.005 | 30 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Eq. Guinea | 0.005 | 31 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Swaziland | 0.005 | 32 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Lesotho | 0.003 | 33 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Rwanda | 0.003 | 34 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Burundi | 0.002 | 35 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Gambia | 0.002 | 36 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Seychelles | 0.002 | 37 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Cape Verde | 0.001 | 38 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Chad | 0.001 | 39 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Eritrea | 0.001 | 40 | 1994 - 2023 |
| Liberia | 0.001 | 41 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Somalia | 0.001 | 42 | 1980 - 2023 |
| C.A. Republic | 0 | 43 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Comoros | 0 | 44 | 1980 - 2023 |
| G.-Bissau | 0 | 45 | 1980 - 2023 |
| S.T.&Principe | 0 | 46 | 1980 - 2023 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 47 | 1980 - 2023 |
Definition: Electricity consumption as percent of world total electricity consumption.
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