Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Ghana
Ghana: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 38.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ghana is 38.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ghana peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 56th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.5% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 83.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 69.2% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | +39.3% |
| 2009 | 76.8% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 68.8% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 67.3% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | -21.8% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +2.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 38.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 38.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.9% | 77.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 53.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 37.0% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 34.1% | 38.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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- Fuel imports 25.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ghana?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Ghana was 38.7% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Ghana ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.