Electricity Production Capacity
Africa Ranking
million kilowattsSource: IMF
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 62.73 | 2020 | 1 | 61.1 |
| 2 | Egypt | 59.83 | 2020 | 2 | 59.36 |
| 3 | Algeria | 21.69 | 2020 | 3 | 21.7 |
| 4 | Morocco | 14.19 | 2020 | 4 | 14.01 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 11.69 | 2020 | 5 | 11.69 |
| 6 | Libya | 10.52 | 2020 | 6 | 10.52 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 5.78 | 2020 | 7 | 5.76 |
| 8 | Ghana | 5.31 | 2020 | 8 | 5.41 |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 4.86 | 2020 | 9 | 4.59 |
| 10 | Sudan | 4.35 | 2020 | 10 | 4.35 |
| 11 | Kenya | 3.3 | 2020 | 11 | 3.3 |
| 12 | Zambia | 3.07 | 2020 | 12 | 3.03 |
| 13 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.92 | 2020 | 13 | 2.9 |
| 14 | Mozambique | 2.77 | 2020 | 14 | 2.75 |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 2.47 | 2020 | 15 | 2.46 |
| 16 ↑ | Uganda | 2.4 | 2020 | 20 | 1.08 |
| 17 ↓ | Ivory Coast | 2.2 | 2020 | 16 | 2.2 |
| 18 ↓ | Cameroon | 1.75 | 2020 | 17 | 1.72 |
| 19 ↓ | Tanzania | 1.62 | 2020 | 18 | 1.61 |
| 20 ↓ | Senegal | 1.31 | 2020 | 19 | 1.31 |
| 21 ↑ | Guinea | 0.99 | 2020 | 27 | 0.64 |
| 22 ↓ | Mauritius | 0.94 | 2020 | 21 | 0.94 |
| 23 ↓ | Mali | 0.89 | 2020 | 22 | 0.8 |
| 24 ↓ | Gabon | 0.78 | 2020 | 23 | 0.78 |
| 25 ↓ | Botswana | 0.77 | 2020 | 24 | 0.77 |
| 26 ↓ | Mauritania | 0.66 | 2020 | 25 | 0.66 |
| 27 | Namibia | 0.64 | 2020 | 27 | 0.64 |
| 28 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 0.63 | 2020 | 26 | 0.65 |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.62 | 2020 | 29 | 0.62 |
| 30 | Madagascar | 0.59 | 2020 | 30 | 0.56 |
| 31 | Benin | 0.47 | 2020 | 31 | 0.47 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 0.39 | 2020 | 32 | 0.39 |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.35 | 2020 | 33 | 0.35 |
| 34 | Niger | 0.32 | 2020 | 34 | 0.32 |
| 35 | Swaziland | 0.29 | 2020 | 35 | 0.29 |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0.26 | 2020 | 36 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Eritrea | 0.23 | 2020 | 37 | 0.23 |
| 38 | Togo | 0.21 | 2020 | 38 | 0.2 |
| 39 ↑ | Liberia | 0.2 | 2020 | 40 | 0.19 |
| 39 ↓ | Cape Verde | 0.2 | 2020 | 38 | 0.2 |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 0.18 | 2020 | 41 | 0.18 |
| 42 | Seychelles | 0.16 | 2020 | 42 | 0.16 |
| 43 | Gambia | 0.14 | 2020 | 43 | 0.14 |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0.13 | 2020 | 44 | 0.13 |
| 45 | Burundi | 0.1 | 2020 | 45 | 0.1 |
| 46 | Somalia | 0.09 | 2020 | 46 | 0.09 |
| 46 | Chad | 0.09 | 2020 | 46 | 0.09 |
| 48 | Lesotho | 0.07 | 2020 | 48 | 0.08 |
| 49 | Comoros | 0.04 | 2020 | 49 | 0.04 |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 0.04 | 2020 | 49 | 0.04 |
| 51 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.03 | 2020 | 51 | 0.03 |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.03 | 2020 | 51 | 0.03 |
Definition of Electricity Production Capacity
Total Electricity Installed Capacity (Million Kilowatts)