Hydro share of electricity in Middle Africa in 2023 — 74.47%. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 15.75 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74.47 | +3.06 pp |
| 2022 | 71.41 | −0.77 pp |
| 2021 | 72.18 | +1.49 pp |
| 2020 | 70.7 | +0.63 pp |
| 2019 | 70.07 | −2.58 pp |
| 2018 | 72.64 | +2.13 pp |
| 2017 | 70.51 | +4.57 pp |
| 2016 | 65.94 | +2.15 pp |
| 2015 | 63.78 | −3.71 pp |
| 2014 | 67.49 | −2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 70.19 | −5.59 pp |
| 2012 | 75.78 | −1 pp |
| 2011 | 76.79 | +0.14 pp |
| 2010 | 76.65 | −0.19 pp |
| 2009 | 76.84 | −4.27 pp |
| 2008 | 81.11 | −0.54 pp |
| 2007 | 81.66 | −3.44 pp |
| 2006 | 85.1 | −4.56 pp |
| 2005 | 89.66 | −0.25 pp |
| 2004 | 89.9 | +2.56 pp |
| 2003 | 87.34 | −1.48 pp |
| 2002 | 88.82 | −0.64 pp |
| 2001 | 89.46 | −0.76 pp |
| 2000 | 90.22 | — |
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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