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Electricity generation from renewables in Uganda

Uganda: Electricity generation from renewables was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.64 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
90th
of 209 countries
All-time high
5.64 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
1.22 terawatt-hours
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from renewables in Uganda, 2000–2024

1234562000201220242000: 1.6 terawatt-hours2001: 1.6 terawatt-hours2002: 1.7 terawatt-hours2003: 1.8 terawatt-hours2004: 1.9 terawatt-hours2005: 1.9 terawatt-hours2006: 1.2 terawatt-hours2007: 1.5 terawatt-hours2008: 1.7 terawatt-hours2009: 1.5 terawatt-hours2010: 1.6 terawatt-hours2011: 1.6 terawatt-hours2012: 2.6 terawatt-hours2013: 3.1 terawatt-hours2014: 3.1 terawatt-hours2015: 3.5 terawatt-hours2016: 3.7 terawatt-hours2017: 3.7 terawatt-hours2018: 4 terawatt-hours2019: 4.4 terawatt-hours2020: 4.5 terawatt-hours2021: 5.1 terawatt-hours2022: 5.6 terawatt-hours2023: 5.6 terawatt-hours2024: 5.6 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 5.64 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Uganda peaked at 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.22 terawatt-hours, in 2006.

Uganda ranks 90th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.64 terawatt-hours 1.22 terawatt-hours 1.94 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 3.14 terawatt-hours 1.63 terawatt-hours 4.44 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 5.29 terawatt-hours 4.48 terawatt-hours 5.64 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 87 Slovenia 5.88 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 88 Zimbabwe 5.86 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 89 Jordan 5.7 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 91 El Salvador 5.59 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 92 Slovakia 5.45 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 93 Dominican Republic 5.4 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from renewables in Uganda?
Electricity generation from renewables in Uganda was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2024.
What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.22 terawatt-hours in 2006.
How does Uganda rank for electricity generation from renewables?
Uganda ranks 90th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.