AMR 23

In-Country Support

We supported 31 countries in 2023 in line with our Country Engagement Framework, 26 of which are Official Development Assistance (ODA)-recipient countries.

As our country partnerships continue to strengthen each year, these 31 countries represent most of the total country partnerships established throughout the business cycle. The 26 ODA-recipient countries make up a large share of the gap to achieve SDG7. Collectively, they are home to more than half (53 percent) of the global population without access to electricity and represent 49 percent of the population without access to clean cooking fuels and technologies. Of the 26 countries supported in 2023, 14 are in Africa, seven are in Asia, three are in Latin America and the Caribbean and two are in Oceania. Combined, these countries have an average renewable energy share of 59 percent as part of their total energy consumption and contribute to 17 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.

The charts below present the individual country profiles against key energy, climate-related and development indicators.

 

SDG7.1 Access to electricity, clean cooking and cooling

Countries with the highest energy access deficits tend to have low HDI scores. This suggests a strong link between energy poverty and human development. Lack of access to energy hinders economic growth, education and health outcomes, which are key components of the HDI. Addressing energy poverty is therefore critical for improving human development and reducing inequalities.

 

SDG7.2: Share of renewable energy and SDG7.3 Energy Efficiency

Combined, these countries have an average renewable energy share of 59 percent as part of their total energy consumption and contribute to 17 percent of the world’s GHG emissions. The 14 African countries supported have an average renewable energy share of 77 percent as part of their total energy consumption and contribute only four percent of the world’s GHG emissions. Despite this, they suffer from the highest energy access deficits. In contrast, the three countries supported in Asia have an average renewable energy share of 46 percent in their total energy consumption and contribute to 13 percent of the world’s GHG emissions. Countries supported in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania, have higher access rates compared to Africa (10 percent of the unelectrified population on average), but the lowest renewable energy as a share of total final energy consumption (%) compared to both Asia and Africa (26.8 percent on average).

 

Paris Agreement: GHG emissions, Economic Growth and Development

Finally, countries supported in 2023 account for 13 percent of global energy consumption. In 14 of the 26 countries energy intensity rates are higher than the global average, meaning that over 50 percent of countries supported in 2023 have the potential for energy efficiency improvements.

 

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