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Review Article

Potential of Small-Scale Hydropower for Electricity Generation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Table 1

Electricity access in 2009 regional aggregates.
RegionPopulation without electricity millionsElectrification access (%)Urban electrification access (%)Rural electrification access (%)
Africa 5 8 7 4 1 . 8 6 8 . 8 2 5 . 0
 North Africa 2 9 9 . 0 9 9 . 6 9 8 . 4
 Sub-Saharan Africa πŸ“ πŸ– πŸ“ πŸ‘ 𝟎 . πŸ“ πŸ“ πŸ— . πŸ— 𝟏 πŸ’ . 𝟐
Developing Asia 6 7 5 8 1 . 0 9 4 . 0 7 3 . 2
 China and East Asia 1 8 2 9 0 . 8 9 6 . 4 8 6 . 4
 South Asia 4 9 3 6 8 . 5 8 9 . 5 5 9 . 9
 Latin America 3 1 9 3 . 2 9 8 . 8 7 3 . 6
 Middle East 2 1 8 9 . 0 9 8 . 5 7 1 . 8
Developing countries1,314 πŸ• πŸ’ . πŸ• πŸ— 𝟎 . πŸ” πŸ” πŸ‘ . 𝟐
The world1,317 πŸ– 𝟎 . πŸ“ πŸ— πŸ‘ . πŸ• πŸ” πŸ– . 𝟎
Source: International Energy Agency [6].