Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda
Uganda: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda is 8.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda peaked at 9.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +37.3% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +44.4% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +49.1% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -41.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +24.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 8.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 111.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 3.0% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uganda was 8.1% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Uganda ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.