Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Mozambique
Mozambique: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 470.67 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 470.67 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Mozambique peaked at 749.38 kilowatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 470.67 kilowatt-hours, in 2024.
Mozambique ranks 58th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 648.8 kilowatt-hours | 527.31 kilowatt-hours | 749.38 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 593.61 kilowatt-hours | 479 kilowatt-hours | 723.94 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 490.74 kilowatt-hours | 470.67 kilowatt-hours | 510.01 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fuel imports 21.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 23.3% (2024)
- Gas production 139.55 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 139.55 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 4,030 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 58.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 75.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower per person in Mozambique?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Mozambique was 470.67 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 749.38 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 470.67 kilowatt-hours in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Mozambique ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.