BP Statistical Review 2016

Africas energy market in 2015

Africas primary energy consumption grew by 1.6% in 2015 slower than in 2014 but still faster than the
global average (1%). Coal consumption fell sharply, but was offset by rapid growth in oil and gas.

Fast facts

1. Africas share in global primary energy consumption reached 3.3% the highest in our records. However, in
per capita terms energy consumption remains just 21% of the global average.

2. Africas energy production fell to an 11-year low in 2015 as coal production fell (-4%) and oil output stagnated.

3. Africa remains a key net energy exporter accounting for 8% of global gas exports and 10% of global oil exports.

Africas primary energy The regions electricity generation

+1.6% consumption grew by 1.6% in
Growth in Africas energy 2015 below the 10-year average
consumption (2.8%) and slower than the 3.5%
seen in 2014.
Oil (42% of Africas total
3.3% consumption) remains the leading
fuel followed by gas (28%), coal
Africas share of global (22%), hydro (6%), renewables in
energy consumption power (1%) and nuclear (1%).
Fossil fuel consumption rose by
1.7% in 2015. Above average
-0.3% increases in oil (3.2%) and natural
gas (5.5%) were partially offset by
Decline in Africas energy
production a sharp fall in coal demand (-5.4%).
Non-fossil fuel consumption rose
by 0.6%, with a sharp fall in
nuclear (-25.7%) offset by rapid
5.8% growth of renewables in power
(37.9%).
Africas share of global
energy production Energy consumption grew by half
the rate of GDP (3.2%) resulting in
a 1.6% decline in energy intensity
(the amount of energy used per
unit of GDP). This was a slightly
bigger decline than the 10-year
average annual decline of 1.4%.
Africas CO2 emissions from
energy use increased by 0.8% in
2015. The region accounted for
3.6% of global emissions.
grew by 2.4% in 2015, below the
10-year average of 3.1%. Non-
fossil fuels accounted for 19% of
total generation in Africa well-
below the global average of 34%.
Oil production was essentially flat
in 2015 at 8.4 Mb/d, as rising
Angolan production (+110 Kb/d)
was offset by ongoing supply
disruptions in Libya (-70 Kb/d) and
Nigeria (-40 Kb/d).
Natural gas production rose by
1.8% (3.8 Bcm), while coal output
fell 4% in line with the global
decline in coal production. Overall,
Africas energy production fell by
0.3% - the third consecutive year
of falling energy production.
Africas oil exports fell by 120 Kb/d
to 6.1 Mb/d, which is 25% below
the 2007 peak. Exports of natural
gas dropped by 1.1% (-0.9 Bcm).
South Africa is the worlds
seventh largest coal producer and
accounts for 94% of Africas coal
production.

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