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Electricity Demand by African country
Egypt has the highest total electricity demand of any African country, at 244 TWh, ahead of South Africa and Algeria.
Total electricity demand, in terawatt-hours (Ember via Our World in Data). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · OWID ENERGY, 2025.
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The top 5 countries account for 67% of Africa's total total electricity demand.
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
Guinea-BissauGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Electricity Demand figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest total electricity demand?
Egypt has the highest total electricity demand in Africa at 244 TWh (2025), followed by South Africa and Algeria.
Which African country has the lowest total electricity demand?
Guinea-Bissau has the lowest total electricity demand of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.1 TWh (2024).
How many African countries report Electricity Demand data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Electricity Demand figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=electricity_demand_twh&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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