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Topic 16 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Côte d’Ivoire: Energy
Where does a country’s electricity come from, and who can get it?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 102nd of 165 countries on energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Carbon Intensity of Electricity 405.56 (2024); Renewable Share of Electricity Generation 28.92 (2024).
Share
Energy
102nd
of 165 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Côte d’Ivoire on energy — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
405.56
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)
Lower is better
Côte d’Ivoire: 405.56. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 23.73 (Bhutan) to 1,306 (Turkmenistan); the world median is 433.75.
- World median
- 433.75
- Best in Western Africa
- 57.14 Sierra Leone
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 560.95 · Ghana 468.81 · Guinea 181.39 · Liberia 314.04 · Mali 537.42
28.92
Renewables (% of electricity generated)
Higher is better
Côte d’Ivoire: 28.92. Across the 165 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 100 (Paraguay); the world median is 32.06.
- World median
- 32.06
- Best in Western Africa
- 95.24 Sierra Leone
- Land neighbours
- Burkina Faso 17.16 · Ghana 36.22 · Guinea 75.19 · Liberia 54.39 · Mali 19.46
Key 3 of 3
World Energy Trilemma Index
World Energy Council
2023 edition · data for 2023 · Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
43.9
Trilemma score (0–100)
Higher is better
Ranked 86th of 99 by World Energy Council
Côte d’Ivoire: 43.9. Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 27.7 (Niger) to 83.2 (Denmark); the world median is 63.8.
- World median
- 63.8
- Best in Western Africa
- 47.6 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Ghana 47.6
02Over time
Which way Côte d’Ivoire is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Carbon Intensity of Electricity
Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) · lower is better
Côte d’IvoireWorld median
Côte d’Ivoire rose from 363.54 in 2000 to 405.56 in 2024; the world median went from 540.34 to 433.75.
Every year’s figures
Year Côte d’Ivoire World median 2024 405.6 433.7 2023 398.8 452.7 2022 413.3 476.3 2021 432.1 469.0 2020 396.3 482.0 2019 382.5 488.2 2018 399.7 500.4 2017 447.4 506.3 2016 474.2 521.9 2015 477.1 524.8 2014 439.2 522.3 2013 446.1 508.8 2012 425.7 525.4 2011 400.5 521.4 2010 411.9 515.5 2009 361.4 533.6 2008 377.7 517.2 2007 381.9 535.3 2006 410.3 537.5 2005 417.8 521.4 2004 383.3 523.1 2003 367.9 543.1 2002 385.4 551.3 2001 363.3 559.3 2000 363.5 540.3 Renewable Share of Electricity Generation
Renewables (% of electricity generated) · higher is better
Côte d’IvoireWorld median
Côte d’Ivoire fell from 36.46 in 2000 to 28.92 in 2024; the world median went from 15.61 to 32.06.
Every year’s figures
Year Côte d’Ivoire World median 2024 28.92 32.062 2023 30.15 28.000 2022 27.36 28.881 2021 23.88 28.286 2020 30.55 27.125 2019 33.11 26.296 2018 29.88 25.505 2017 21.25 24.023 2016 16.42 22.218 2015 16.55 21.915 2014 23.70 21.151 2013 21.76 21.593 2012 26.29 19.869 2011 29.93 18.584 2010 28.07 18.572 2009 37.27 17.886 2008 34.54 15.923 2007 33.81 15.586 2006 28.37 15.392 2005 26.98 16.438 2004 33.46 16.445 2003 35.63 16.339 2002 32.33 13.826 2001 36.48 14.023 2000 36.46 15.612
03In context
Côte d’Ivoire beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 165 countries on energy, never a place within the region.
Côte d’Ivoire and the countries it borders
Standing among all 165; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Carbon Intensity of ElectricityCarbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated) | Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationRenewables (% of electricity generated) | World Energy Trilemma IndexTrilemma score (0–100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guinea | =28th | 181.39 | 75.19 | — |
 Liberia | 55th | 314.04 | 54.39 | — |
 Ghana | =95th | 468.81 | 36.22 | 47.6 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 102nd | 405.56 | 28.92 | 43.9 |
 Mali | 103rd | 537.42 | 19.46 | — |
 Burkina Faso | 114th | 560.95 | 17.16 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 165.
Placed either side on energy
The countries immediately above and below Côte d’Ivoire in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Côte d’Ivoire is ahead of the world, and behind
26 more statistics filed under energy, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median4
Statistics on which Côte d’Ivoire does better than the middle country measured.
CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · 2024 · world median 3.210.4643.21No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0.464 · world median 3.21 · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person). Global Carbon Project, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.054 to 41.27; lower is better.
Position 179th of 210 · derived, 1st = worst.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7381.6112.738No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 1.611 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
RISE Electricity Access Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 65.6776.7165.67▲ Improved since 2013
Côte d’Ivoire: 76.71 · world median 65.67 · Electricity access policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 9.471 to 90.47; higher is better.
Position 15th of 56 · derived.
RISE Energy Efficiency Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 48.2356.748.23▲ Improved since 2013
Côte d’Ivoire: 56.7 · world median 48.23 · Energy efficiency policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.975 to 95.93; higher is better.
Behind the world median9
Statistics on which Côte d’Ivoire does worse than the middle country measured.
RISE Clean Cooking Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 29.7227.2229.72▲ Improved since 2013
Côte d’Ivoire: 27.22 · world median 29.72 · Clean cooking policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 80.69; higher is better.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3228.9237.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 28.92 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 96th of 162 · derived.
RISE Renewable Energy Policy ScoreESMAP · 2023 · world median 33.2628.4133.26▲ Improved since 2013
Côte d’Ivoire: 28.41 · world median 33.26 · Renewable energy policy score (0–100). World Bank Group (ESMAP), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.056 to 89.52; higher is better.
Firms Owning or Sharing a GeneratorWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 24.8539.2624.85No earlier reading
Côte d’Ivoire: 39.26 · world median 24.85 · Firms owning or sharing a generator (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.158 to 90.51; lower is better.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10072.9100▼ Worsened since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 72.9 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10047.7100No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 47.7 · world median 100 · Rural population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 100; higher is better.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.2790.1855.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0.185 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10066.88100No real change since 2016
Côte d’Ivoire: 66.88 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Firms Identifying Electricity as a Major ConstraintWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 25.7759.4625.77No earlier reading
Côte d’Ivoire: 59.46 · world median 25.77 · Firms rating electricity a major or very severe constraint (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 84.77; lower is better.
Position 17th of 179 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end12
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Gas Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 2.58570.92.585No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 70.9 · world median 2.585 · Natural gas (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.97.
Crude Oil ProductionEIA · 2025 · world median 055.090Moved since 2015
Côte d’Ivoire: 55.09 · world median 0 · Crude oil produced (thousand barrels per day). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 13,586.
Natural Gas ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 02.7090No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 2.709 · world median 0 · Dry natural gas produced (billion cubic metres). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,069.
Hydro Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 12.8527.812.85Moved since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 27.8 · world median 12.85 · Hydropower (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100.
Primary Energy ProductionEIA · 2024 · world median 0.0770.1850.077Moved since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0.185 · world median 0.077 · Primary energy produced (quadrillion Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 130.76.
Nuclear Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0 · world median 0 · Nuclear (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 67.4.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.1440.040.144Moved since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0.04 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · 2020 · world median 4.27344.273No earlier reading
Côte d’Ivoire: 4 · world median 4.273 · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average). World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.513 to 5.379.
Primary Energy Consumption per CapitaEIA · 2024 · world median 49.58.91349.5No real change since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 8.913 · world median 49.5 · Energy use per person (million Btu). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.95 to 766.07.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.0490.1853.049Moved since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: 0.185 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Operating Coal Power CapacityGlobal Energy Monitor · 2026 · world median 5250525No earlier reading
Côte d’Ivoire: 0 · world median 525 · Coal-fired capacity in operation (megawatts). Global Energy Monitor, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,263,101.
Net Electricity Imports (share of generation)Ember · 2024 · world median 0-6.7660Moved since 2014
Côte d’Ivoire: -6.766 · world median 0 · Net electricity imports (% of domestic generation). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -70.16 to 707.07.
No current reading for Côte d’Ivoire
Operating Wind Power Capacity. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Energy among Côte d’Ivoire’s 16 topics
Energy is Côte d’Ivoire’s 9th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability46th of 1864/4 keys
- Digital & Technology84th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality83rd of 1834/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade98th of 1773/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions108th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labour106th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience115th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties121st of 1984/4 keys
- Energy102nd of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 112th of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality106th of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation127th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture136th of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing165th of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital171st of 1963/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge173rd of 1984/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on energy
The three countries placed highest of 165, and the leaders Côte d’Ivoire can most readily be measured against.
1
BhutanSouthern Asia
1st of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 165 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
UgandaEastern Africa
3rd of 165 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Uganda3rd2/3 keysHighest in Western Africa
Sierra Leone4th2/3 keysThis page
Côte d’Ivoire102nd3/3 keys
Positions out of 165 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Côte d’Ivoire on energy: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Côte d’Ivoire rank on energy?
Côte d’Ivoire is placed 102nd of 165 countries on Energy in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Carbon Intensity of Electricity, Renewable Share of Electricity Generation and World Energy Trilemma Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Carbon Intensity of Electricity figure for Côte d’Ivoire?
405.56 in 2024 (carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 433.75.
What is the latest Renewable Share of Electricity Generation figure for Côte d’Ivoire?
28.92 in 2024 (renewables (% of electricity generated)), according to Ember. The world median in the same edition was 32.06.
How does Côte d’Ivoire compare with Ghana on energy?
Ghana is placed joint 95th of 165, and Côte d’Ivoire 102nd. Carbon Intensity of Electricity: Ghana 468.81, Côte d’Ivoire 405.56; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation: Ghana 36.22, Côte d’Ivoire 28.92; World Energy Trilemma Index: Ghana 47.6, Côte d’Ivoire 43.9.
How have Côte d’Ivoire’s energy figures changed?
Carbon Intensity of Electricity rose from 363.54 in 2000 to 405.56 in 2024; Renewable Share of Electricity Generation fell from 36.46 in 2000 to 28.92 in 2024.
Which energy statistics are missing for Côte d’Ivoire?
No current reading is published for Côte d’Ivoire on Operating Wind Power Capacity. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This is deliberately the electricity and energy-system subject, not an infrastructure one: roads, railways, ports, water and telecommunications would each need a global series this site does not hold. Emissions are under Environment & Sustainability. Access to electricity is published here in full but takes no part in any ranking — more than half the world’s countries now report 100%, and a position derived from that would read “1, 1, 1 … 123”, which is noise rather than information.
How the Energy standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The energy method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Carbon Intensity of Electricity — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- Renewable Share of Electricity Generation — Ember, CC BY 4.0
- World Energy Trilemma Index — World Energy Council, Express reuse grant (no Creative Commons licence named)
The other 26 statistics on this page come from 8 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Côte d’Ivoire’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Côte d’Ivoire (banner) — Axe derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bhutan — VIkramjit Kakati derivative work: ויקיג'אנקי, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Uganda — Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Côte d’Ivoire: Energy — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/cote-d-ivoire/energy