Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.0% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Share of 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 %.
Analysis
In 2009, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara peaked at 0.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 202nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 199 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 200 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 201 Libya 0.0% compare
- 202 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 202 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 202 East Timor 0.0% compare
- 202 Falkland Islands 0.0% compare
- 202 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 202 Gibraltar 0.0% compare
- 202 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 202 Montserrat 0.0% compare
- 202 Saint Helena 0.0% compare
- 202 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% 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)
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources 0 terawatt-hours (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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Western Sahara was 0.0% in 2009, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Western Sahara ranks 202nd out of 213 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 Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.