Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Uganda
Uganda: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 89.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Uganda stood at 89.8%.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Uganda peaked at 97.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2010.
Uganda ranks 11th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.8% | — |
| 1991 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 97.5% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 73.2% | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7% | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +47.3% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 88.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | -0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 89.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 55.9%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 89.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +47.3% | 57.2% | 84.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.4% | 97.1% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 57.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 54.2% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 86.2% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.21 % 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)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Uganda?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Uganda was 89.8% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Uganda ranks 11th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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About this data
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.