Adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted savings: energy depletion was 2.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1979–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.1% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 9.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.6% | — |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -21.3% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.9% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +53.0% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | -53.4% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | +54.9% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -38.5% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -42.8% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +113.0% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +60.1% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +54.8% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 9.2% | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -52.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -56.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +63.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +65.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.3% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More economy & growth data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2382 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 384.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2297 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 358.68 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,874 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjusted savings: energy depletion in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: energy depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: energy depletion recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted savings: energy depletion?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: energy depletion rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.