In Africa, around 222.6 terawatt hours of electricity were generated from coal in 2021. In the preceding year, the amount was higher, at 223.3 terawatt hours. Within the period observed, the contribution of coal to electricity production on the continent peaked in 2007 at over 247 terawatt hours.
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Ember. (May 6, 2022). Amount of electricity generated from coal in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306906/electricity-generation-from-coal-in-africa/
Ember. "Amount of electricity generated from coal in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours)." Chart. May 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306906/electricity-generation-from-coal-in-africa/
Ember. (2022). Amount of electricity generated from coal in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306906/electricity-generation-from-coal-in-africa/
Ember. "Amount of Electricity Generated from Coal in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in Terawatt Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306906/electricity-generation-from-coal-in-africa/
Ember, Amount of electricity generated from coal in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306906/electricity-generation-from-coal-in-africa/ (last visited September 07, 2024)
Amount of electricity generated from coal in Africa from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Ember, May 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306906/electricity-generation-from-coal-in-africa/
