Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 82.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 82.4% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique peaked at 99.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2019.
That places Mozambique 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.9% | — |
| 2001 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 78.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 82.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.0%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 82.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 78.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 14 Sierra Leone 85.7% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.2% compare
- 18 Georgia 78.8% compare
- 19 Greenland 78.3% compare
- 20 Ecuador 77.9% compare
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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique was 82.4% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2019.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Mozambique ranks 17th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 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.