Africa: primary energy supply by country

As of 2020, the primary energy supply in the African continent was around 34.8 million terajoules (TJ). The highest country for primary energy supply was Nigeria, with it amounting to 6.65 million TJ. South Africa, Egypt, and Algeria followed with 5.22 million TJ, 3.67 million TJ, and 2.5 million TJ, respectively. Moreover, these four countries also had the highest primary energy production in the continent.

Total primary energy supply in selected African countries as of 2020 (in terajoules)

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Release date

2023

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Region

Africa

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide an exact publication date. The release date is the date of access.

Figures have been rounded.

The statistic includes the 20 highest countries in the African continent.

According to OECD, primary energy supply is energy production plus energy imports then deducting international bunkers, then stock changes addition or deduction.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) energy balance methodology is based on the calorific content of the energy commodities and a common unit of account: ton of oil equivalent (toe).

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