Maldives vs Somalia: Electricity generation from solar

Maldives
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Somalia
0.08 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives rank
132nd
Somalia rank
129th

Electricity generation from solar over time

  • Maldives
  • Somalia
00.020.040.060.08200020122024

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.08 terawatt-hours against 0.06 terawatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 0.02 terawatt-hours.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.

Maldives ranks 132nd and Somalia ranks 129th of 214 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Somalia Difference Ahead
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2010s 0.011 terawatt-hours 0.004 terawatt-hours 0.007 terawatt-hours Maldives
2020s 0.054 terawatt-hours 0.054 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Maldives or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.08 terawatt-hours against 0.06 terawatt-hours in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Maldives and Somalia?
0.02 terawatt-hours, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Somalia rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
Maldives ranks 132nd and Somalia ranks 129th 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

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.