Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda
Uganda: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 86.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 86.1% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda peaked at 97.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2010.
That places Uganda 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.5% | — |
| 2001 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 86.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.0%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 86.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from hydropower 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 | +46.9% | 57.5% | 84.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.1% | 57.9% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 54.4% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.1% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 10 Venezuela 91.1% compare
- 11 Norway 90.0% compare
- 12 Zambia 86.2% compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 85.7% compare
- 15 Kyrgyzstan 84.7% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.2% compare
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 hydropower in Uganda?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uganda was 86.1% 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 hydropower recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2010.
- How does Uganda rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Uganda ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 hydropower. 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.