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Hydropower Capacity by African country

2025

Installed hydropower electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA).

Africa, 202541 of 54 countries
45,234total across the countries with a figure
Highest in 2025Ethiopia · 9,214Lowest in 2025Benin · 0.500Reported in 202541 of 54 countries surveyed
All 54, ranked. Pinned countries are drawn in vermilion.
03k5k8k10kEthiopia9,214Angola3,729Democratic Republic of the Congo3,247Zambia3,165Nigeria2,901Egypt2,832Tanzania2,795Mozambique2,194Uganda1,718Ghana1,584Sudan1,482Cameroon1,410Morocco1,306Zimbabwe1,080Cote d'Ivoire990.0Kenya892.7Guinea814.2South Africa751.6Mali455.3Malawi392.6Namibia351.0Gabon319.6Republic of the Congo213.9Madagascar192.6Burundi164.0Algeria128.9Senegal127.2Equatorial Guinea127.1Rwanda110.8Liberia94.9Lesotho75.2Togo66.6Tunisia66.0Eswatini63.5Mauritius61.7Sierra Leone60.9Burkina Faso34.0Central African Republic18.9Sao Tome and Principe1.92Comoros1.45Benin0.500Botswanano dataCabo Verdeno dataChadno dataDjiboutino dataEritreano dataGambiano dataGuinea-Bissauno dataLibyano dataMauritaniano dataNigerno dataSeychellesno dataSomaliano dataSouth Sudanno data
20142025
IRENA · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Summed across the countries with a figure, so a region’s total is only as complete as its coverage.
Eastern Africa13 of 18 countries21,982
Middle Africa8 of 9 countries9,068
Western Africa11 of 16 countries7,128
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries5,814
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries1,241
Africaall 54 countries · 41 with a 2025 figure45,234

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
13 countries have no usable 2025 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea and 8 more are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Hydropower CapacityInstalled hydropower electricity capacity, in megawatts (IRENA).
SourceIRENA, with processing by Africa API
Unitmw
Last updated2 May 2026
Next expected updateMay 2027
Date range2000–2025
Coverage41 of 54 countries · 41 reported, 0 modelled, 13 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 41 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Hydropower Capacity". Data adapted from IRENA. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/hydropower-capacity
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=hydro_capacity_mw&year=2025&limit=100

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Hydropower Capacity: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

41 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryHydropower CapacityPeriod
1Ethiopia9.2K MW2025
2Angola3.7K MW2025
3Democratic Republic of the Congo3.2K MW2025
4Zambia3.2K MW2025
5Nigeria2.9K MW2025
6Egypt2.8K MW2025
7Tanzania2.8K MW2025
8Mozambique2.2K MW2025
9Uganda1.7K MW2025
10Ghana1.6K MW2025
11Sudan1.5K MW2025
12Cameroon1.4K MW2025
13Morocco1.3K MW2025
14Zimbabwe1.1K MW2025
15Cote d'Ivoire990 MW2025
16Kenya892.7 MW2025
17Guinea814.2 MW2025
18South Africa751.7 MW2025
19Mali455.3 MW2025
20Malawi392.6 MW2025
21Namibia351 MW2025
22Gabon319.6 MW2025
23Republic of the Congo213.9 MW2025
24Madagascar192.6 MW2025
25Burundi164 MW2025
26Algeria128.9 MW2025
27Senegal127.2 MW2025
28Equatorial Guinea127.1 MW2025
29Rwanda110.8 MW2025
30Liberia94.9 MW2025
31Lesotho75.2 MW2025
32Togo66.6 MW2025
33Tunisia66 MW2025
34Eswatini63.5 MW2025
35Mauritius61.7 MW2025
36Sierra Leone60.9 MW2025
37Burkina Faso34 MW2025
38Central African Republic18.9 MW2025
39Sao Tome and Principe1.9 MW2025
40Comoros1.5 MW2025
41Benin0.5 MW2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 41 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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