Installed wind energy capacity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.504 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in Ethiopia, 2011–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.504 gigawatts for installed wind energy capacity 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, installed wind energy capacity in Ethiopia peaked at 0.504 gigawatts in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.081 gigawatts, 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.
Installed wind energy capacity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.081 gigawatts | — |
| 2012 | 0.081 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.171 gigawatts | +111.1% |
| 2014 | 0.171 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.324 gigawatts | +89.5% |
| 2016 | 0.324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.324 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.404 gigawatts | +24.7% |
| 2023 | 0.324 gigawatts | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.404 gigawatts | +24.7% |
| 2025 | 0.504 gigawatts | +24.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.504 gigawatts is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012 gigawatts, 415.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.504 gigawatts is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 gigawatts, 82.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Installed wind energy capacity 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 gigawatts | 0.171 gigawatts |
| 2015 | +89.5% | 0.171 gigawatts | 0.324 gigawatts |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.236 gigawatts | 0.081 gigawatts | 0.324 gigawatts | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3807 gigawatts | 0.324 gigawatts | 0.504 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 48 Estonia 0.705 gigawatts compare
- 49 Jordan 0.6311 gigawatts compare
- 50 Philippines 0.5185 gigawatts compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 0.4822 gigawatts compare
- 53 Costa Rica 0.4367 gigawatts compare
- 54 Kenya 0.4361 gigawatts compare
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Ethiopia?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Ethiopia was 0.504 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.504 gigawatts in 2025.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 gigawatts in 2011.
- How does Ethiopia rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Ethiopia ranks 51st out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity 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 IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Installed wind energy capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total wind (on- and off-grid) electricity installed capacity, measured in gigawatts. This includes onshore and offshore wind.