Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Share of electricity generation from hydropower

Democratic Republic of Congo

84.2%

in 2024

Uganda

86.1%

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

16th

Uganda rank

13th

Share of electricity generation from hydropower over time

Uganda currently reports 86.1% against 84.2% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 13th of 213 countries.

Indicator: Share of electricity generation from hydropower
Unit: %
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 6,588 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.