Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ghana
Ghana: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 35.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 35.4% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ghana peaked at 91.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 57th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.2% | — |
| 2001 | 83.7% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 65.5% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -19.8% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 49.7% | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | -6.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 53.0% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 40.4% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 34.1% | 37.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % 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 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ghana?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ghana was 35.4% 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 hydropower recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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 hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.