Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique

Mozambique: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 82.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
82.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 213 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2009
All-time low
78.6%
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Mozambique, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 99.9 %2001: 99.7 %2002: 99.8 %2003: 99.7 %2004: 99.6 %2005: 99.8 %2006: 99.9 %2007: 99.9 %2008: 99.9 %2009: 99.9 %2010: 99.9 %2011: 99.3 %2012: 99.3 %2013: 98.6 %2014: 98.7 %2015: 93 %2016: 82.7 %2017: 79.7 %2018: 81.1 %2019: 78.6 %2020: 82.5 %2021: 82 %2022: 82.7 %2023: 82.6 %2024: 82.4 %

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 14 Sierra Leone 85.7% compare
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  3. 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.2% compare
  4. 18 Georgia 78.8% compare
  5. 19 Greenland 78.3% compare
  6. 20 Ecuador 77.9% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Share of electricity generation from hydropower
Unit
%
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 6,588 data points, 1920–2025
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.