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Electricity generation from hydropower in Madagascar

Madagascar: Electricity generation from hydropower was 0.9 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.9 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
103rd
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.98 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
0.53 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity generation from hydropower in Madagascar, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.54 terawatt-hours2001: 0.53 terawatt-hours2002: 0.54 terawatt-hours2003: 0.6 terawatt-hours2004: 0.63 terawatt-hours2005: 0.64 terawatt-hours2006: 0.63 terawatt-hours2007: 0.71 terawatt-hours2008: 0.69 terawatt-hours2009: 0.73 terawatt-hours2010: 0.7 terawatt-hours2011: 0.68 terawatt-hours2012: 0.75 terawatt-hours2013: 0.8 terawatt-hours2014: 0.88 terawatt-hours2015: 0.93 terawatt-hours2016: 0.88 terawatt-hours2017: 0.78 terawatt-hours2018: 0.96 terawatt-hours2019: 0.89 terawatt-hours2020: 0.82 terawatt-hours2021: 0.77 terawatt-hours2022: 0.82 terawatt-hours2023: 0.98 terawatt-hours2024: 0.9 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.9 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Madagascar peaked at 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.53 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

Madagascar ranks 103rd of 214 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 0.624 terawatt-hours 0.53 terawatt-hours 0.73 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.825 terawatt-hours 0.68 terawatt-hours 0.96 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.858 terawatt-hours 0.77 terawatt-hours 0.98 terawatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 100 Mali 0.92 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 101 Gabon 0.91 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 101 Morocco 0.91 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 103 Suriname 0.9 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 105 Afghanistan 0.75 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 105 Syria 0.75 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from hydropower in Madagascar?
Electricity generation from hydropower in Madagascar was 0.9 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 hydropower recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.98 terawatt-hours in 2023.
What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.53 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Madagascar rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
Madagascar ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from hydropower
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
217 places, 7,927 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.