Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 28.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 28.3% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 29.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.5% | — |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 20.9% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.9% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 86.7% compare
- 16 Mozambique 82.8% compare
- 17 Sudan 79.9% compare
- 18 Lao People's Democratic Republic 75.9% compare
- 19 Andorra 75.9% compare
- 20 Georgia 75.5% compare
- 21 Cameroon 74.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 23.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 16.1% (2024)
- Fuel exports 40.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.9% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 10.0% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 376.79 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 28.3% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.