Electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda
Uganda: Electricity generation from hydropower was 5 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda stood at 5 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda peaked at 5 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.16 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Uganda 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.55 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.67 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.75 terawatt-hours | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.89 terawatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.84 terawatt-hours | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -37.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 1.63 terawatt-hours | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4 terawatt-hours | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 1.49 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1.53 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.45 terawatt-hours | +60.1% |
| 2013 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 2.87 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.09 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.44 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.64 terawatt-hours | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 4.04 terawatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 4.08 terawatt-hours | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.64 terawatt-hours | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 4.98 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5 terawatt-hours | +0.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 5 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.36 terawatt-hours, 13.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 5 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.38 terawatt-hours, 13.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from hydropower 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 | +60.1% | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 2.45 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.58 terawatt-hours | 1.16 terawatt-hours | 1.89 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 terawatt-hours | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 4.04 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.74 terawatt-hours | 4.08 terawatt-hours | 5 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More energy & mining data for Uganda
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda?
- Electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda was 5 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for electricity generation from hydropower?
- Uganda ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.