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Wind Share of Electricity by African country
Djibouti has the highest wind's share of electricity generation of any African country, at 35% — 2.1× Kenya's 16.4%.
Share of electricity generation that comes from wind (Ember via Our World in Data). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · OWID ENERGY, 2024.
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 | Lesotho | 0% | |
| 36 | Liberia | 0% | |
| 37 | Libya | 0% | |
| 38 | Madagascar | 0% | |
| 39 | Malawi | 0% | |
| 40 | Mali | 0% | |
| 41 | Mozambique | 0% | |
| 42 | Niger | 0% | |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0% | |
| 44 | Republic of the Congo | 0% | |
| 45 | Rwanda | 0% | |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0% | |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0% | |
| 48 | South Sudan | 0% | |
| 49 | Sudan | 0% | |
| 50 | Tanzania | 0% | |
| 51 | Togo | 0% | |
| 52 | Uganda | 0% | |
| 53 | Zambia | 0% | |
| 54 | 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
Lesotho
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
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Wind Share of Electricity figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=wind_electricity_share_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest wind's share of electricity generation?
Djibouti has the highest wind's share of electricity generation in Africa at 35% (2024), followed by Kenya and Morocco.
Which African country has the lowest wind's share of electricity generation?
Zimbabwe has the lowest wind's share of electricity generation of the 54 African countries with data, at 0% (2024).
How many African countries report Wind Share of Electricity data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Wind Share of Electricity 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=wind_electricity_share_pct&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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