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Wind Share of Electricity by African country
Djibouti has the highest reported wind's share of electricity generation among the 53 countries shown, at 35% (2024).
Share of electricity generation that comes from wind (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.
Djibouti
Kenya
MoroccoBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Wind Share of Electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibouti | 35% | |
| 2 | Kenya | 16.4% | |
| 3 | Morocco | 16% | |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 15.4% | |
| 5 | Senegal | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Mauritania | 4.8% | |
| 7 | South Africa | 4.7% | |
| 8 | Egypt | 3.8% | |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | |
| 10 | Chad | 2.7% | |
| 11 | Somalia | 2.3% | |
| 12 | Seychelles | 1.6% | |
| 13 | Tunisia | 1.5% | |
| 14 | Namibia | 1.2% | |
| 15 | Mauritius | 0.3% | |
| 16 | Algeria | 0% | |
| 17 | Angola | 0% | |
| 18 | Benin | 0% | |
| 19 | Botswana | 0% | |
| 20 | Burkina Faso | 0% | |
| 21 | Burundi | 0% | |
| 22 | Cameroon | 0% | |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 0% | |
| 24 | Comoros | 0% | |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0% | |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0% | |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 0% | |
| 28 | Eritrea | 0% | |
| 29 | Eswatini | 0% | |
| 30 | Gabon | 0% | |
| 31 | Gambia | 0% | |
| 32 | Ghana | 0% | |
| 33 | Guinea | 0% | |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 0% | |
| 35 | Liberia | 0% | |
| 36 | Libya | 0% | |
| 37 | Madagascar | 0% | |
| 38 | Malawi | 0% | |
| 39 | Mali | 0% | |
| 40 | Mozambique | 0% | |
| 41 | Niger | 0% | |
| 42 | Nigeria | 0% | |
| 43 | Republic of the Congo | 0% | |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0% | |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0% | |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 0% | |
| 47 | South Sudan | 0% | |
| 48 | Sudan | 0% | |
| 49 | Tanzania | 0% | |
| 50 | Togo | 0% | |
| 51 | Uganda | 0% | |
| 52 | Zambia | 0% | |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 0% |
Cabo Verde
Senegal
Mauritania
South Africa
Egypt
Ethiopia
Chad
Somalia
Seychelles
Tunisia
Namibia
Mauritius
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
ZimbabweGet this ranking via API
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Which observations are included?
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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