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Electric power consumption in Uganda

Uganda: Electric power consumption was 95.28 kWh per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
95.28 kWh per capita
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
143rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
95.28 kWh per capita
in 2023
All-time low
14.16 kWh per capita
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electric power consumption in Uganda, 1990–2023

204060801001990200620231990: 17.8 kWh per capita1991: 20.2 kWh per capita1992: 14.2 kWh per capita1993: 19.1 kWh per capita1994: 20 kWh per capita1995: 23.5 kWh per capita1996: 27.2 kWh per capita1997: 28.2 kWh per capita1998: 28.2 kWh per capita1999: 29.4 kWh per capita2000: 29.7 kWh per capita2001: 33.1 kWh per capita2002: 30.5 kWh per capita2003: 33.5 kWh per capita2004: 36.6 kWh per capita2005: 40.4 kWh per capita2006: 32.8 kWh per capita2007: 40 kWh per capita2008: 52.5 kWh per capita2009: 49.3 kWh per capita2010: 59.3 kWh per capita2011: 55.7 kWh per capita2012: 58.9 kWh per capita2013: 61.2 kWh per capita2014: 64.3 kWh per capita2015: 74.2 kWh per capita2016: 75.6 kWh per capita2017: 69.1 kWh per capita2018: 75.2 kWh per capita2019: 80.8 kWh per capita2020: 78.9 kWh per capita2021: 84.3 kWh per capita2022: 89.8 kWh per capita2023: 95.3 kWh per capita

Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in kWh per capita.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 95.28 kWh per capita for electric power consumption in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electric power consumption in Uganda peaked at 95.28 kWh per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.16 kWh per capita, in 1992.

Uganda ranks 143rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.77 kWh per capita 14.16 kWh per capita 29.41 kWh per capita 10
2000s 37.84 kWh per capita 29.75 kWh per capita 52.49 kWh per capita 10
2010s 67.44 kWh per capita 55.73 kWh per capita 80.81 kWh per capita 10
2020s 87.08 kWh per capita 78.93 kWh per capita 95.28 kWh per capita 4

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 140 Eritrea 123.33 kWh per capita compare
  2. 141 Benin 114.66 kWh per capita compare
  3. 142 Ethiopia 112.56 kWh per capita compare
  4. 144 Yemen 89.74 kWh per capita compare
  5. 145 Madagascar 80.07 kWh per capita compare
  6. 146 Rwanda 76.68 kWh per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electric power consumption in Uganda?
Electric power consumption in Uganda was 95.28 kWh per capita in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
What is the highest electric power consumption recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 95.28 kWh per capita in 2023.
What is the lowest electric power consumption recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 14.16 kWh per capita in 1992.
How does Uganda rank for electric power consumption?
Uganda ranks 143rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
Is electric power consumption rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electric power consumption (kWh per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Unit
kWh per capita
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,529 data points, 1990–2024
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Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.