Share of wind and solar in electricity generation in Africa

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

First in the ranking
36.6 %
Median country
2.9 %
half above, half below
World total
15.0 %
Ember aggregate
Range
0.0 to 36.6
Burundi - Namibia

How to read it

Across 50 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Namibia (36.6 %) and the lowest in Burundi (0.0 %).

The median country is at 2.9 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: Ember, Yearly Electricity Data · licence

Wind and solar over time

%

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Namibia36.6
2Djibouti35.0
3Cabo Verde30.8
4Morocco22.4
5Kenya21.3
6Somalia20.9
7Togo18.3
8Seychelles15.9
9Democratic Republic of the Congo15.8
10Senegal14.3
11Mauritania12.6
12South Africa11.9
13Eritrea11.1
14Sierra Leone9.5
15Burkina Faso6.5
16Mauritius5.3
17Egypt5.1
18Eswatini4.9
19Tunisia4.4
20Madagascar4.1
21Benin4.0
22Rwanda3.5
23Niger3.2
24Ethiopia2.9
25Uganda2.9
26Mali2.9
27Angola2.8
28Chad2.7
29South Sudan1.8
30Liberia1.8
31Sudan1.1
32Algeria1.0
33Zambia0.9
34Guinea0.7
35Ghana0.7
36Cameroon0.6
37Malawi0.5
38Tanzania0.5
39Mozambique0.4
40Zimbabwe0.4
41Nigeria0.3
42Botswana0.3
43Côte d'Ivoire0.2
44Republic of the Congo0.2
45Libya0.0
46Burundi0.0
47Gabon0.0
48The Gambia0.0
49Guinea-Bissau0.0
50Equatorial Guinea0.0
Ember · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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