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Gabon Hydropower Share of Electricity

35%as of 2024-0.4% vs 2023

Share of electricity generation that comes from hydropower (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodHydropower Share of Electricity
202435%
202335.1%
202247.6%
202146.3%
202048.5%
201946.1%
201846.8%
201741.5%
201637.4%
201542.9%
201439.7%
201344.5%

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=GA&metric_key=hydro_electricity_share_pct" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Hydropower Share of Electricity across Africa

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CountryHydropower Share of ElectricityPeriod
Nigeria30.9%2025
Kenya20.9%2025
South Africa0.8%2025
Egypt6.1%2025
Ghana35.4%2024
Ethiopia96.5%2025

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