Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 0.504 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.504 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia peaked at 0.504 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.081, in 2011.
That places Ethiopia 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.081 | — |
| 2012 | 0.081 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.171 | +111.1% |
| 2014 | 0.171 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.324 | +89.5% |
| 2016 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.324 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.404 | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 0.324 | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.404 | +24.7% |
| 2025 | 0.504 | +24.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.504 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012, 415.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.504 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061, 82.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +111.1% | 0.081 | 0.171 |
| 2015 | +89.5% | 0.171 | 0.324 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.236 | 0.081 | 0.324 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3807 | 0.324 | 0.504 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 48 Estonia 0.705 compare
- 49 Jordan 0.6311 compare
- 50 Philippines 0.5185 compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 0.4822 compare
- 53 Costa Rica 0.4367 compare
- 54 Kenya 0.4361 compare
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Ethiopia was 0.504 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.504 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Ethiopia ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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