Hydro share of electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 28.28%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 8.77 pp.
1990–2024 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.28 | −1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 29.47 | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 28.67 | +0.41 pp |
| 2021 | 28.26 | +0.15 pp |
| 2020 | 28.1 | +1.65 pp |
| 2019 | 26.45 | +0.59 pp |
| 2018 | 25.86 | +1.33 pp |
| 2017 | 24.53 | +1.47 pp |
| 2016 | 23.06 | −0.59 pp |
| 2015 | 23.64 | −0.88 pp |
| 2014 | 24.52 | +0.51 pp |
| 2013 | 24.02 | +0.19 pp |
| 2012 | 23.82 | +0.48 pp |
| 2011 | 23.35 | −0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 23.44 | +0.92 pp |
| 2009 | 22.52 | +1 pp |
| 2008 | 21.52 | +0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 20.73 | −0.68 pp |
| 2006 | 21.41 | +0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 21.39 | +0.16 pp |
| 2004 | 21.23 | +0.34 pp |
| 2003 | 20.89 | −1.18 pp |
| 2002 | 22.07 | +0.16 pp |
| 2001 | 21.91 | +1.05 pp |
| 2000 | 20.86 | +1.07 pp |
| 1999 | 19.79 | +0.97 pp |
| 1998 | 18.82 | +0.92 pp |
| 1997 | 17.91 | −0.18 pp |
| 1996 | 18.09 | −0.36 pp |
| 1995 | 18.45 | +0.01 pp |
| 1994 | 18.44 | −0.47 pp |
| 1993 | 18.91 | −0.94 pp |
| 1992 | 19.85 | −1.16 pp |
| 1991 | 21.01 | +1.5 pp |
| 1990 | 19.5 | — |
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
Electricity Nuclear share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from nuclear power plants.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
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