Electricity generation per person in Mozambique
Mozambique: Electricity generation per person was 571.44 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
571.44 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
164th
of 214 countries
All-time high
749.83 kilowatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
527.87 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation 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
In 2024, electricity generation per person in Mozambique stood at 571.44 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Mozambique peaked at 749.83 kilowatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 527.87 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation per person in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 527.87 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 634.38 kilowatt-hours | +20.2% |
| 2002 | 663.56 kilowatt-hours | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 556.4 kilowatt-hours | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 584.67 kilowatt-hours | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 647.64 kilowatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 701.88 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 747.38 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 686.1 kilowatt-hours | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 749.83 kilowatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 724.81 kilowatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 701.51 kilowatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 615.09 kilowatt-hours | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 593.58 kilowatt-hours | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 635.94 kilowatt-hours | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 692.34 kilowatt-hours | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 689.9 kilowatt-hours | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 626.28 kilowatt-hours | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 590.65 kilowatt-hours | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 635.45 kilowatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 617.86 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 594.81 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 598.97 kilowatt-hours | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 593.43 kilowatt-hours | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 571.44 kilowatt-hours | -3.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 571.44 kilowatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.51 kilowatt-hours, 6.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 571.44 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 243.76 kilowatt-hours, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 649.97 kilowatt-hours | 527.87 kilowatt-hours | 749.83 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 650.56 kilowatt-hours | 590.65 kilowatt-hours | 724.81 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 595.3 kilowatt-hours | 571.44 kilowatt-hours | 617.86 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.69 % 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 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Mozambique?
- Electricity generation per person in Mozambique was 571.44 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 per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 749.83 kilowatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 527.87 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for electricity generation per person?
- Mozambique ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.