Electricity generation, imports and demand in African countries

Electricity demand, generated and imported in terraWatt hours (Twh) per year in African countries. Demand is the sum of electricity generated and electricity imported. This data is from global energy think tank Ember’s Global Electricity Review 2025.

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75 rows, 59 columns.

Year Year: 2000 – 2024
Variable Category: Demand, Total Generation, Net Imports
Algeria Number: -2.57 – 96.3
Angola Number: 0 – 17.94
Benin Number: 0.05 – 1.84
Botswana Number: 0.35 – 4.51
Burkina Faso Number: 0 – 3.31
Burundi Number: 0.03 – 0.49
Cabo Verde Number: 0 – 0.5
Cameroon Number: 0 – 8.86
Central African Republic (the) Number: 0 – 0.18
Chad Number: 0 – 0.43
Comoros Number: 0 – 0.14
Democratic Republic of Congo Number: -1.66 – 17.31
Congo Number: -0.02 – 5.17
Cote d'Ivoire Number: -1.86 – 12.61
Djibouti Number: 0 – 0.71
Egypt Number: -1.6 – 235.15
Equatorial Guinea Number: 0 – 1.57
Eritrea Number: 0 – 0.44
Eswatini Number: 0.36 – 1.69
Ethiopia Number: -1.76 – 18.26
Gabon Number: 0 – 3.77
Gambia Number: 0 – 0.51
Ghana Number: -2.17 – 24.29
Guinea Number: 0 – 4.05
Guinea-Bissau Number: 0 – 0.08
Kenya Number: -0.04 – 13.73
Lesotho Number: -0.02 – 0.96
Liberia Number: 0 – 0.45
Libya Number: -0.08 – 37.99
Madagascar Number: 0 – 2.64
Malawi Number: -0.02 – 2.17
Mali Number: -0.45 – 4.61
Mauritania Number: 0 – 2.02
Mauritius Number: 0 – 3.27
Morocco Number: -0.93 – 46.43
Mozambique Number: -6.49 – 19.56
Namibia Number: 0.69 – 4.64
Niger Number: 0.18 – 2.01
Nigeria Number: -2.4 – 42.51
Reunion Number: 0 – 3.79
Rwanda Number: 0.02 – 1.08
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Number: 0 – 0.01
Sao Tome and Principe Number: 0 – 0.11
Senegal Number: 0 – 8.54
Seychelles Number: 0 – 0.63
Sierra Leone Number: 0 – 0.27
Somalia Number: 0 – 0.42
South Africa Number: -6.63 – 263.49
South Sudan Number: 0 – 0.59
Sudan Number: 0 – 18.63
Tanzania Number: 0.05 – 11.14
Togo Number: 0.13 – 2.03
Tunisia Number: -0.6 – 23.98
Uganda Number: -0.41 – 5.75
Western Sahara Number: 0 – 0.09
Zambia Number: -3.04 – 19.47
Zimbabwe Number: -0.1 – 12.59

Latest rows

Year	Variable	Algeria	Angola	Benin	Botswana	Burkina Faso	Burundi	Cabo Verde	Cameroon	Central African Republic (the)	Chad	Comoros	Democratic Republic of Congo	Congo	Cote d'Ivoire	Djibouti	Egypt	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	Eswatini	Ethiopia	Gabon	Gambia	Ghana	Guinea	Guinea-Bissau	Kenya	Lesotho	Liberia	Libya	Madagascar	Malawi	Mali	Mauritania	Mauritius	Morocco	Mozambique	Namibia	Niger	Nigeria	Reunion	Rwanda	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Sao Tome and Principe	Senegal	Seychelles	Sierra Leone	Somalia	South Africa	South Sudan	Sudan	Tanzania	Togo	Tunisia	Uganda	Zambia	Zimbabwe
2024	Net Imports																-1.6										0.88									2.58				-2.4									-5.02					2.5
2024	Total Generation																235.15										12.85									43.85				40.13									244.78					20.83
2024	Demand																233.55										13.73									46.43				37.73									239.76					23.33
2023	Net Imports	-2.28	0	0.84	1.92	1.58	0.1		0.06			0	1.41	0	-0.75	0.51	-1.6	0	0	0.93	-1.76	0.58	0	-1.95	0		0.28		0	0.8			0.22		0	1.85	-3.2	2.75	1.21	-2.4		0.02			0.49	0	0	0	-1.79	0	0.88	0.16	1.1	2.5		-2.82	1.9
2023	Total Generation	96.3	17.94	1	2.59	1.73	0.39		8.33			0.14	15.9	5.17	11.13	0.2	220.14	1.57	0.44	0.56	18.26	3.19	0.51	24.29	4.05		12.79		0.39	35.11			4.36		3.27	42.46	19.56	1.89	0.8	42.51		1.06			8.05	0.63	0.21	0.42	233.58	0.59	16.75	10.98	0.92	21.29		19.46	8.31
2023	Demand	94.02	17.94	1.84	4.51	3.31	0.49		8.39			0.14	17.31	5.17	10.38	0.71	218.54	1.57	0.44	1.49	16.5	3.77	0.51	22.34	4.05		13.07		0.39	35.91			4.58		3.27	44.31	16.36	4.64	2.01	40.11		1.08			8.54	0.63	0.21	0.42	231.79	0.59	17.63	11.14	2.02	23.79		16.64	10.21
2022	Net Imports	-2.57	0	0.83	1.8	1.49	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0	-0.76	0.51	-1.57	0	0	0.92	-1.75	0.54	0	-2.17	0	0	0.3	0.43	0	0.72	0	-0.02	0.27	0.38	0	1.4	-3.19	2.75	1.16	0	0	0.02	0	0	0.49	0	0	0	-1.51	0	0.88	0.15	1.13	2.57	-0.41	-3.04	1.91
2022	Total Generation	91.47	17.31	0.99	2.56	1.69	0.39	0.5	8.15	0.14	0.39	0.14	15.33	4.92	12.61	0.2	216.71	1.51	0.44	0.55	17.41	3.19	0.51	23.22	4	0.08	12.96	0.48	0.39	35.11	2.64	1.83	4.34	1.64	3.12	41.41	19.56	1.32	0.79	38	3.37	1.04	0.01	0.09	7.5	0.62	0.2	0.42	238.72	0.54	16.78	9.62	0.9	21.41	5.75	19.47	8.94
2022	Demand	88.9	17.31	1.82	4.36	3.18	0.49	0.5	8.15	0.14	0.39	0.14	16.66	4.92	11.85	0.71	215.14	1.51	0.44	1.47	15.66	3.73	0.51	21.05	4	0.08	13.26	0.91	0.39	35.83	2.64	1.81	4.61	2.02	3.12	42.81	16.37	4.07	1.95	38	3.37	1.06	0.01	0.09	7.99	0.62	0.2	0.42	237.21	0.54	17.66	9.77	2.03	23.98	5.34	16.43	10.85
2021	Net Imports	-1.15	0	0.69	1.66	1.52	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1.41	0	-0.55	0.51	-1.47	0	0	0.9	-1.66	0.53	0	-1.69	0	0	0.27	0.43	0	0.78	0	-0.02	0.16	0.19	0	-0.16	-2.96	2.44	1.12	0	0	0.02	0	0	0.31	0	0	0	-3.57	0	0.93	0.14	0.8	1.03	-0.37	-2.13	1.74
2021	Total Generation	85.6	16.85	1.13	2.49	1.71	0.39	0.43	8.41	0.15	0.43	0.13	14.21	4.08	11.35	0.2	209.66	1.43	0.42	0.51	15.78	2.96	0.5	22.08	3.64	0.08	12.38	0.53	0.38	34.79	2.53	1.83	3.94	1.58	2.99	41.3	18.86	1.51	0.71	39.2	3.09	1	0.01	0.11	6.66	0.6	0.2	0.38	244.31	0.58	17.7	8.65	0.71	21.9	5.27	17.72	8.57
2021	Demand	84.45	16.85	1.82	4.15	3.23	0.49	0.43	8.41	0.15	0.43	0.13	15.62	4.08	10.8	0.71	208.19	1.43	0.42	1.41	14.12	3.49	0.5	20.39	3.64	0.08	12.65	0.96	0.38	35.57	2.53	1.81	4.1	1.77	2.99	41.14	15.9	3.95	1.83	39.2	3.09	1.02	0.01	0.11	6.97	0.6	0.2	0.38	240.74	0.58	18.63	8.79	1.51	22.93	4.9	15.59	10.31

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