Hydroelectricity Generation
Africa Ranking
billion kilowatt hoursSource: IMF
Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mozambique | 14.17 | 2020 | 1 | 14.17 |
2 | Zambia | 13.67 | 2020 | 2 | 13.67 |
3 | Ethiopia | 13.56 | 2020 | 3 | 13.56 |
4 | Egypt | 12.72 | 2016 | 4 | 13.41 |
5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.19 | 2020 | 5 | 9.15 |
6 | Sudan | 7.75 | 2020 | 6 | 7.75 |
7 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 7.26 | 2020 | 10 | 5 |
8 ↓ | Ghana | 7.21 | 2020 | 7 | 7.44 |
9 ↓ | Nigeria | 6.1 | 2020 | 8 | 6.1 |
10 ↓ | Cameroon | 5.88 | 2020 | 9 | 5.34 |
11 | Uganda | 4.03 | 2020 | 11 | 3.6 |
12 | Kenya | 3.75 | 2015 | 12 | 3.28 |
13 ↑ | Guinea | 2.47 | 2020 | 23 | 0.74 |
14 ↓ | Tanzania | 2.35 | 2020 | 13 | 2.31 |
15 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 2.31 | 2020 | 13 | 2.31 |
16 | Gabon | 1.74 | 2020 | 16 | 1.74 |
17 | Morocco | 1.64 | 2019 | 17 | 1.24 |
18 ↓ | Malawi | 1.3 | 2019 | 15 | 1.94 |
19 ↑ | South Africa | 1.08 | 2019 | 22 | 0.8 |
20 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 1.07 | 2019 | 18 | 1.19 |
21 ↓ | Namibia | 0.95 | 2020 | 20 | 0.95 |
21 ↓ | Mali | 0.95 | 2020 | 20 | 0.95 |
23 ↓ | Madagascar | 0.81 | 2020 | 19 | 0.96 |
24 ↑ | Liberia | 0.53 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
25 ↓ | Lesotho | 0.5 | 2019 | 24 | 0.54 |
26 ↓ | Rwanda | 0.45 | 2020 | 25 | 0.33 |
27 ↓ | Senegal | 0.36 | 2016 | 25 | 0.33 |
28 ↑ | Burundi | 0.22 | 2020 | 29 | 0.15 |
29 ↑ | Swaziland | 0.21 | 2018 | 33 | 0.12 |
29 ↓ | Mauritania | 0.21 | 2020 | 27 | 0.2 |
31 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 0.18 | 2020 | 28 | 0.18 |
32 ↓ | Central African Republic | 0.15 | 2020 | 29 | 0.15 |
33 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.12 | 2020 | 33 | 0.12 |
34 ↓ | Burkina Faso | 0.11 | 2020 | 32 | 0.13 |
35 ↓ | Mauritius | 0.1 | 2020 | 33 | 0.12 |
36 ↓ | Algeria | 0.09 | 2020 | 29 | 0.15 |
37 | Tunisia | 0.06 | 2020 | 37 | 0.02 |
38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.01 | 2020 | 38 | 0.01 |
39 | Gambia | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Niger | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Eritrea | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Djibouti | 0 | 2018 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Somalia | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Seychelles | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 ↓ | Togo | 0 | 2018 | 36 | 0.1 |
39 | Chad | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Comoros | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Botswana | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Libya | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Benin | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
39 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2020 | 39 | 0 |
Definition of Hydroelectricity Generation
Hydroelectric generation excludes generation from hydroelectric pumped storage.