Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Electricity generation from solar
Eritrea
0.05 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Ethiopia
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Eritrea rank
135th
Ethiopia rank
136th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.05 terawatt-hours against 0.04 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 135th and Ethiopia ranks 136th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0.013 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.036 terawatt-hours | 0.014 terawatt-hours | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Eritrea, at 0.05 terawatt-hours against 0.04 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 0.01 terawatt-hours, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Eritrea ranks 135th and Ethiopia ranks 136th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.