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Electricity Demand by African country
Egypt has the highest reported total electricity demand among the 54 countries shown, at 244 TWh (2025).
Total electricity demand, in terawatt-hours (Ember via Our World in Data). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Egypt
South Africa
AlgeriaBy region
The 5 largest values account for 67% of the total across the countries shown.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Electricity Demand | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 244 TWh | |
| 2 | South Africa | 237 TWh | |
| 3 | Algeria | 94 TWh | |
| 4 | Morocco | 48 TWh | |
| 5 | Nigeria | 39 TWh | |
| 6 | Libya | 35 TWh | |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 31 TWh | |
| 8 | Tunisia | 25 TWh | |
| 9 | Ghana | 22 TWh | |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 17 TWh | |
| 11 | Zambia | 17 TWh | |
| 12 | Mozambique | 16 TWh | |
| 13 | Angola | 16 TWh | |
| 14 | Kenya | 16 TWh | |
| 15 | Sudan | 16 TWh | |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 12 TWh | |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 TWh | |
| 18 | Tanzania | 9 TWh | |
| 19 | Senegal | 8.1 TWh | |
| 20 | Cameroon | 7.3 TWh | |
| 21 | Mali | 5.5 TWh | |
| 22 | Republic of the Congo | 5.4 TWh | |
| 23 | Uganda | 5.4 TWh | |
| 24 | Botswana | 4.7 TWh | |
| 25 | Namibia | 4 TWh | |
| 26 | Guinea | 4 TWh | |
| 27 | Mauritius | 3.4 TWh | |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 3.2 TWh | |
| 29 | Gabon | 3.2 TWh | |
| 30 | Madagascar | 2.4 TWh | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 2.4 TWh | |
| 32 | Benin | 2.3 TWh | |
| 33 | Togo | 2.2 TWh | |
| 34 | Niger | 2.2 TWh | |
| 35 | Malawi | 1.8 TWh | |
| 36 | Eswatini | 1.7 TWh | |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.5 TWh | |
| 38 | Rwanda | 1.2 TWh | |
| 39 | Djibouti | 0.8 TWh | |
| 40 | Seychelles | 0.6 TWh | |
| 41 | Lesotho | 0.6 TWh | |
| 42 | Burundi | 0.6 TWh | |
| 43 | Liberia | 0.6 TWh | |
| 44 | South Sudan | 0.6 TWh | |
| 45 | Cabo Verde | 0.5 TWh | |
| 46 | Gambia | 0.5 TWh | |
| 47 | Eritrea | 0.5 TWh | |
| 48 | Somalia | 0.4 TWh | |
| 49 | Chad | 0.4 TWh | |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 TWh | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 0.1 TWh | |
| 52 | Comoros | 0.1 TWh | |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.1 TWh | |
| 54 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 TWh |
Morocco
Nigeria
Libya
Ethiopia
Tunisia
Ghana
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Mozambique
Angola
Kenya
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Cote d'Ivoire
Tanzania
Senegal
Cameroon
Mali
Republic of the Congo
Uganda
Botswana
Namibia
Guinea
Mauritius
Burkina Faso
Gabon
Madagascar
Mauritania
Benin
Togo
Niger
Malawi
Eswatini
Equatorial Guinea
Rwanda
Djibouti
Seychelles
Lesotho
Burundi
Liberia
South Sudan
Cabo Verde
Gambia
Eritrea
Somalia
Chad
Sierra Leone
Central African Republic
Comoros
Sao Tome and Principe
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Which observations are included?
The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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