Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity
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DEFINITION:
This entry is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South AfricaSouth Africa | 44.26 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 2 | NigeriaNigeria | 5.9 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. | 2.44 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 4 | MozambiqueMozambique | 2.43 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 5 | SudanSudan | 2.08 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 6 | EthiopiaEthiopia | 2.06 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 7 | ZimbabweZimbabwe | 2.04 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 8 | GhanaGhana | 1.99 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 9 | KenyaKenya | 1.7 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 10 | ZambiaZambia | 1.68 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 11 | Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire | 1.22 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 12 | AngolaAngola | 1.16 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 13 | CameroonCameroon | 1.11 million kW | 2010 | ||
| 14 | MauritiusMauritius | 900,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 15 | TanzaniaTanzania | 841,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 16 | SenegalSenegal | 638,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 17 | UgandaUganda | 539,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 18 | NamibiaNamibia | 508,000 kW | 2012 | ||
| 19 | MadagascarMadagascar | 430,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 20 | GabonGabon | 415,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 21 | GuineaGuinea | 395,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 22 | MaliMali | 304,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 23 | MalawiMalawi | 287,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 24 | MauritaniaMauritania | 263,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 25 | South SudanSouth Sudan | 255,200 kW | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | 252,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 27 | LiberiaLiberia | 197,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 28 | SwazilandSwaziland | 149,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 29 | EritreaEritrea | 140,800 kW | 2010 | ||
| 30 | NigerNiger | 134,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 31 | BotswanaBotswana | 132,000 kW | 2011 | ||
| 32 | DjiboutiDjibouti | 130,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 33 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | 102,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 34 | Cape VerdeCape Verde | 89,800 kW | 2010 | ||
| 35 | SeychellesSeychelles | 89,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 36 | TogoTogo | 85,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 37 | SomaliaSomalia | 80,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 38 | LesothoLesotho | 76,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 39 | The GambiaThe Gambia | 62,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 40 | BeninBenin | 61,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 41 | RwandaRwanda | 57,250 kW | 2010 | ||
| 42 | BurundiBurundi | 52,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Central African RepublicCentral Africa | 44,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 44 | Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea | 38,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 45 | ChadChad | 31,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 46 | Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau | 26,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 47 | Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ | 14,000 kW | 2010 | ||
| 48 | ComorosComoros | 6,000 kW | 2010 |
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Interesting observations about Energy > Electricity > Installed generating capacity
- China has had the highest electricity > installed generating capacity since 2011.
- Russia has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Japan has ranked in the top 2 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- India has ranked in the top 3 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Canada has ranked in the top 5 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- France has ranked in the top 6 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Spain has ranked in the top 8 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- United Kingdom has ranked in the top 9 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- Thailand has ranked in the top 13 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
- South Korea has ranked in the top 10 for electricity > installed generating capacity since 2009.
