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Electricity Consumption per Capita by African country

2024

Electric power consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours.

Africa, 202437 of 54 countries
585.3population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Libya · 5,156Lowest in 2024Chad · 12.7Reported in 202437 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 171.4Democratic Republic of the Congo — 127.0Somalia — no dataKenya — 195.3Sudan — 191.8Chad — 12.7South Africa — 3,308Lesotho — no dataZimbabwe — 552.7Botswana — 1,660Namibia — 1,246Senegal — 419.3Mali — no dataMauritania — no dataBenin — 122.7Niger — 64.3Nigeria — 140.6Cameroon — 202.3Togo — 242.3Ghana — 597.9Cote d'Ivoire — 365.9Guinea — no dataGuinea-Bissau — no dataLiberia — no dataSierra Leone — no dataBurkina Faso — 145.4Central African Republic — no dataRepublic of the Congo — 271.0Gabon — 1,016Equatorial Guinea — 854.9Zambia — 513.8Malawi — no dataMozambique — 389.6Eswatini — 1,102Angola — 353.5Burundi — no dataMadagascar — 76.7Gambia — no dataTunisia — 1,570Algeria — 1,918Eritrea — 127.6Morocco — 1,035Egypt — 1,555Libya — 5,156Ethiopia — 157.4Djibouti — no dataUganda — 98.7Rwanda — 79.3South Sudan — 53.2Nigeria 140.6Nigeria 140.6Ethiopia 157.4Ethiopia 157.4Kenya 195.3Kenya 195.3South Africa 3,308South Africa 3,3082024HIGHEST IN 2024Libya5,156South Africa3,308Mauritiusnot drawn2,588Algeria1,918Botswana1,660LOWEST IN 2024Chad12.7South Sudan53.2Niger64.3Madagascar76.7Rwanda79.3PINNEDEthiopia157.426 of 37Kenya195.323 of 37Nigeria140.628 of 37OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawnno dataComorosnot drawnno dataSao Tome and Principenot drawnno dataSeychellesnot drawnno datakwh per capita · quintiles of the observed range12.7127.0195.3419.31k5kno record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa4 of 5 countries3,123
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries1,390
Western Africa8 of 16 countries209.0
Eastern Africa12 of 18 countries203.4
Middle Africa7 of 9 countries189.7
Africaall 54 countries · 37 with a 2024 figure585.3

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
17 countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti and 12 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 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Electricity Consumption per CapitaElectric power consumption per person, in kilowatt-hours.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitkwh per capita
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage37 of 54 countries · 37 reported, 0 modelled, 17 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 37 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 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) — "Electricity Consumption per Capita". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/power-consumption
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=electric_power_consumption_kwh_per_capita&year=2024&limit=100

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Electricity Consumption per Capita: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

37 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.

#CountryElectricity Consumption per CapitaPeriod
1Libya5,156 kWh2024
2South Africa3,308 kWh2024
3Mauritius2,588 kWh2024
4Algeria1,918 kWh2024
5Botswana1,660 kWh2024
6Tunisia1,570 kWh2024
7Egypt1,555 kWh2024
8Namibia1,246 kWh2024
9Eswatini1,102 kWh2024
10Morocco1,035 kWh2024
11Gabon1,016 kWh2024
12Equatorial Guinea855 kWh2024
13Ghana598 kWh2024
14Zimbabwe553 kWh2024
15Zambia514 kWh2024
16Senegal419 kWh2024
17Mozambique390 kWh2024
18Cote d'Ivoire366 kWh2024
19Angola353 kWh2024
20Republic of the Congo271 kWh2024
21Togo242 kWh2024
22Cameroon202 kWh2024
23Kenya195 kWh2024
24Sudan192 kWh2024
25Tanzania171 kWh2024
26Ethiopia157 kWh2024
27Burkina Faso145 kWh2024
28Nigeria141 kWh2024
29Eritrea128 kWh2024
30Democratic Republic of the Congo127 kWh2024
31Benin123 kWh2024
32Uganda99 kWh2024
33Rwanda79 kWh2024
34Madagascar77 kWh2024
35Niger64 kWh2024
36South Sudan53 kWh2024
37Chad13 kWh2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 37 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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