Hydro share of electricity in Eastern Africa in 2021 — 67.57%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 6.36 pp.
2000–2021 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67.57 | −0.02 pp |
| 2020 | 67.59 | +3.82 pp |
| 2019 | 63.77 | −1.46 pp |
| 2018 | 65.23 | +0.57 pp |
| 2017 | 64.67 | −2.33 pp |
| 2016 | 67 | −2.66 pp |
| 2015 | 69.66 | −2.81 pp |
| 2014 | 72.47 | −0.24 pp |
| 2013 | 72.71 | −0.64 pp |
| 2012 | 73.36 | +0.72 pp |
| 2011 | 72.64 | −2.73 pp |
| 2010 | 75.37 | −0.01 pp |
| 2009 | 75.37 | −2.22 pp |
| 2008 | 77.59 | −0.98 pp |
| 2007 | 78.57 | +2.73 pp |
| 2006 | 75.84 | +1.66 pp |
| 2005 | 74.18 | −2.06 pp |
| 2004 | 76.24 | −4.18 pp |
| 2003 | 80.42 | +2.34 pp |
| 2002 | 78.08 | +2.59 pp |
| 2001 | 75.49 | +1.55 pp |
| 2000 | 73.93 | — |
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.
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