The Relationship between GDP and Biomass Energy Per Capita in Sub-Saharan Africa

Desire Sekanabo, Elias Nyandwi, Hakizimana Khan Jean de Dieu and Valerie M. Thomas
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Desire Sekanabo: Centre for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda,
Elias Nyandwi: Centre for Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda,
Hakizimana Khan Jean de Dieu: African Centre of Excellence in Energy for Sustainable Development, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda,
Valerie M. Thomas: Georgia Institute of Technology, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and School of Public Policy, USA.

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2022, vol. 12, issue 4, 528-541

Abstract: The relationship between traditional biomass energy consumption and economic growth is examined in 15 Sub-Saharan Africa countries based on available World Bank data for the period of 1990 2019, in terms of biomass energy per capita and real GDP per capita. Three sets of countries, showing different relations of GDP and biomass are discussed. On one hand, the largest set of countries shows increasing GDP and increasing biomass use per capita. On the other hand, the next largest set of countries shows increasing GDP and decreasing biomass use per capita. There is also a small set of countries with decreasing GDP, with examples of both increasing and decreasing biomass use per capita. For most of these countries we find a positive relationship between biomass energy consumption and GDP, per person. The results indicate that biomass energy use does not necessarily fall with increasing GDP, and also that several countries have introduced successful measures to reduce biomass use.

Keywords: Biomass Energy; Economic Growth; Correlation; Unit Root Test; FMOLS; Co-integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A12 B40 C10 C22 C23 Q13 Q40 Q47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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