Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0 terawatt-hours in 2009. ▬ Flat
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara, 2000–2009
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 0 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara peaked at 0 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Western Sahara 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 196 British Virgin Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Comoros 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 East Timor 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Falkland Islands 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Gambia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Gibraltar 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Grenada 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Guinea-Bissau 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Montserrat 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Niue 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Saint Helena 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 196 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Global sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions by world region 83.02 tonnes (2022)
- emissions of air pollutants 2,044 tonnes (2022)
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources 0.0% (2009)
- Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
- Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% (2025)
- Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 71.39 years (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara was 0 terawatt-hours in 2009, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Western Sahara ranks 196th out of 209 countries with data for 2009.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.