Annual electrical outages in Africa by key country 2018

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Saifaddin Galal,
Jan 31, 2024
This statistic shows the average duration of electricity outages per month in Africa as of 2018, broken down by select country. As of 2018, the average annual duration of electrical outages in Nigeria stood at 4,600 hours.

Average duration of electricity outages per year in Africa as of 2018, by select country (in hours)

CharacteristicAverage annual duration in hours
Nigeria 4,600
Niger 1,400
DR Congo 830
Cameroon 790
Ghana 790
Angola 760
Tanzania 670
Ethiopia 570
Kenya 420
Zimbabwe 280
Côte d’Ivoire 230
Zambia 180
Senegal 130
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average annual duration in hours4,6004,6001,4001,40083083079079079079076076067067057057042042028028023023018018013013080805050NigeriaNigerDR CongoCameroonGhanaAngolaTanzaniaEthiopiaKenyaZimbabweCôte d’IvoireZambiaSenegalMozambiqueSouth Africa
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,5004,7505,0005,250

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October 2018

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