Africa's hydropower consumption amounted to 1.47 exajoules in 2022, slightly up from 1.44 exajoules in the previous year. Between 1998 and 2022, consumption of hydropower in the African continent increased by approximately 800 petajoules, reaching a consumption peak in the latter year.
Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022
(in exajoules)
This report was previously published by BP.
Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.
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Energy Institute. (June 26, 2023). Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2022 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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