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Hydropower Share of Electricity by African country
Central African Republic has the highest reported hydropower's share of electricity generation among the 53 countries shown, at 100% (2023).
Share of electricity generation that comes from hydropower (Ember via Our World in Data). 53 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.
Central African Republic
Ethiopia
MalawiBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Hydropower Share of Electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 100% | |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 96.5% | |
| 3 | Malawi | 92.4% | |
| 4 | Zambia | 86.2% | |
| 5 | Uganda | 86.1% | |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 85.7% | |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 84.2% | |
| 8 | Mozambique | 82.4% | |
| 9 | Sudan | 77.9% | |
| 10 | Guinea | 74.4% | |
| 11 | Burundi | 73.5% | |
| 12 | Cameroon | 72% | |
| 13 | Angola | 70.6% | |
| 14 | Namibia | 61% | |
| 15 | Eswatini | 57.4% | |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 55.6% | |
| 17 | Liberia | 52.6% | |
| 18 | Rwanda | 46% | |
| 19 | Madagascar | 37% | |
| 20 | Ghana | 35.4% | |
| 21 | Gabon | 35% | |
| 22 | Tanzania | 31.7% | |
| 23 | Nigeria | 30.9% | |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27.8% | |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 26.8% | |
| 26 | Kenya | 20.9% | |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 20.1% | |
| 28 | Mali | 15.4% | |
| 29 | Togo | 11.3% | |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.1% | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 10.1% | |
| 32 | Egypt | 6.1% | |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% | |
| 34 | Senegal | 4.1% | |
| 35 | Mauritius | 3.2% | |
| 36 | Morocco | 2% | |
| 37 | South Africa | 0.8% | |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0% | |
| 39 | Algeria | 0% | |
| 40 | Benin | 0% | |
| 41 | Botswana | 0% | |
| 42 | Cabo Verde | 0% | |
| 43 | Chad | 0% | |
| 44 | Comoros | 0% | |
| 45 | Djibouti | 0% | |
| 46 | Eritrea | 0% | |
| 47 | Gambia | 0% | |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 0% | |
| 49 | Libya | 0% | |
| 50 | Niger | 0% | |
| 51 | Seychelles | 0% | |
| 52 | Somalia | 0% | |
| 53 | South Sudan | 0% |
Zambia
Uganda
Sierra Leone
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mozambique
Sudan
Guinea
Burundi
Cameroon
Angola
Namibia
Eswatini
Zimbabwe
Liberia
Rwanda
Madagascar
Ghana
Gabon
Tanzania
Nigeria
Cote d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Kenya
Republic of the Congo
Mali
Togo
Sao Tome and Principe
Mauritania
Egypt
Burkina Faso
Senegal
Mauritius
Morocco
South Africa
Tunisia
Algeria
Benin
Botswana
Cabo Verde
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Libya
Niger
Seychelles
Somalia
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The table includes 53 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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