Africa's hydropower consumption amounted to 1.51 exajoules in 2023, slightly up from 1.47 exajoules in the previous year. Between 1998 and 2023, consumption of hydropower in the African continent increased by approximately 840 petajoules, reaching a consumption peak in the latter year.
Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2023
(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 20, 2024). Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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Energy Institute. "Hydropower Consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in Exajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
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Hydropower consumption in Africa from 1998 to 2023 (in exajoules) [Graph], Energy Institute, June 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265560/african-hydropower-consumption-in-oil-equivalent/
