Hydro share of electricity in Southern Africa in 2023 — 3.59%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 0.77 pp.
2000–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.59 | −0.21 pp |
| 2022 | 3.8 | +0.34 pp |
| 2021 | 3.45 | +0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.45 | +0.58 pp |
| 2019 | 2.87 | −0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 2.92 | −0.01 pp |
| 2017 | 2.93 | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 2.33 | +0.01 pp |
| 2015 | 2.32 | −0.12 pp |
| 2014 | 2.43 | +0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 2.36 | −0.17 pp |
| 2012 | 2.52 | −0.19 pp |
| 2011 | 2.71 | −0.06 pp |
| 2010 | 2.78 | +0.23 pp |
| 2009 | 2.55 | +0.09 pp |
| 2008 | 2.46 | +0.07 pp |
| 2007 | 2.39 | −0.84 pp |
| 2006 | 3.23 | +0.52 pp |
| 2005 | 2.71 | +0.03 pp |
| 2004 | 2.68 | +0.24 pp |
| 2003 | 2.44 | −0.46 pp |
| 2002 | 2.9 | +0.18 pp |
| 2001 | 2.73 | −0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.82 | — |
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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