Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uganda
Uganda: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 36.35 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 36.35 watts per capita for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uganda peaked at 36.35 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.51 watts per capita, in 2001.
That places Uganda 173rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uganda, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.83 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 10.51 watts per capita | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 11.75 watts per capita | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 11.38 watts per capita | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.05 watts per capita | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.26 watts per capita | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 10.94 watts per capita | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 10.62 watts per capita | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.46 watts per capita | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 13.48 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.84 watts per capita | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.46 watts per capita | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 17.46 watts per capita | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 20.64 watts per capita | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 20.57 watts per capita | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 20.38 watts per capita | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 19.78 watts per capita | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 20.19 watts per capita | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 21.53 watts per capita | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 27.17 watts per capita | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 26.65 watts per capita | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 25.86 watts per capita | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 25.66 watts per capita | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.16 watts per capita | +29.2% |
| 2024 | 36.35 watts per capita | +9.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 36.35 watts per capita is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.26 watts per capita, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 36.35 watts per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38 watts per capita, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 | +29.7% | 13.46 watts per capita | 17.46 watts per capita |
| 2023 | +29.2% | 25.66 watts per capita | 33.16 watts per capita |
| 2008 | +26.7% | 10.62 watts per capita | 13.46 watts per capita |
| 2019 | +26.2% | 21.53 watts per capita | 27.17 watts per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.53 watts per capita | 10.51 watts per capita | 13.48 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5 watts per capita | 13.46 watts per capita | 27.17 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.54 watts per capita | 25.66 watts per capita | 36.35 watts per capita | 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uganda?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uganda was 36.35 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 36.35 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.51 watts per capita in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Uganda ranks 173rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).