Share of low-carbon sources (renewables and nuclear) in electricity generation in Africa

50 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of generation. World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.0 %
Median country
29.2 %
half above, half below
World
40.6 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 100.0
The Gambia - Democratic Republic of the Congo

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Democratic Republic of the Congo (100.0 %) and the lowest in The Gambia (0.0 %).

The median country is at 29.2 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Democratic Republic of the Congo100.0
2Ethiopia100.0
3Namibia97.6
4Uganda97.1
5Eswatini96.7
6Malawi95.6
7Sierra Leone95.2
8Kenya91.5
9Zambia87.5
10Mozambique83.4
11Sudan79.7
12Burundi75.5
13Guinea75.2
14Angola73.7
15Cameroon73.1
16Zimbabwe57.1
17Liberia54.4
18Rwanda49.6
19Madagascar42.4
20Ghana36.2
21Gabon35.4
22Djibouti35.0
23Tanzania32.9
24Cabo Verde30.8
25Togo29.6
26Côte d'Ivoire28.9
27Equatorial Guinea26.8
28Nigeria25.0
29Morocco24.4
30Mauritania22.7
31Somalia20.9
32Republic of the Congo20.9
33Senegal19.8
34Mali19.5
35Mauritius17.9
36Burkina Faso17.2
37Seychelles15.9
38South Africa15.7
39Egypt11.2
40Eritrea11.1
41Chad5.4
42Tunisia4.4
43Benin4.0
44Niger3.2
45South Sudan1.8
46Algeria1.1
47Botswana0.3
48Libya0.0
49The Gambia0.0
50Guinea-Bissau0.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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