Share of nuclear in electricity generation in Africa

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

First in the ranking
3.2 %
Median country
0.0 %
half above, half below
World
9.0 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 3.2
Angola - South Africa

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Across 49 countries in Africa, the highest value is in South Africa (3.2 %) and the lowest in Angola (0.0 %).

The median country is at 0.0 %: 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
1South Africa3.2
2Angola0.0
3Burundi0.0
4Benin0.0
5Burkina Faso0.0
6Botswana0.0
7Côte d'Ivoire0.0
8Cameroon0.0
9Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0
10Republic of the Congo0.0
11Cabo Verde0.0
12Djibouti0.0
13Algeria0.0
14Eritrea0.0
15Ethiopia0.0
16Gabon0.0
17Ghana0.0
18Guinea0.0
19The Gambia0.0
20Guinea-Bissau0.0
21Equatorial Guinea0.0
22Kenya0.0
23Liberia0.0
24Libya0.0
25Morocco0.0
26Madagascar0.0
27Mali0.0
28Mozambique0.0
29Mauritania0.0
30Mauritius0.0
31Malawi0.0
32Namibia0.0
33Niger0.0
34Nigeria0.0
35Rwanda0.0
36Sudan0.0
37Senegal0.0
38Sierra Leone0.0
39Somalia0.0
40South Sudan0.0
41Eswatini0.0
42Seychelles0.0
43Chad0.0
44Togo0.0
45Tunisia0.0
46Tanzania0.0
47Uganda0.0
48Zambia0.0
49Zimbabwe0.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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