Installed wind energy capacity in Somalia
Somalia: Installed wind energy capacity was 0.0036 gigawatts in 2025. ▲ Rising
Installed wind energy capacity in Somalia, 2012–2025
Source: IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in gigawatts.
Analysis
The most recent figure for installed wind energy capacity in Somalia is 0.0036 gigawatts, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed wind energy capacity in Somalia peaked at 0.0036 gigawatts in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 gigawatts, in 2012.
Somalia ranks 112th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Installed wind energy capacity in Somalia, year by year
| Year | gigawatts | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0022 gigawatts | — |
| 2013 | 0.0022 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 gigawatts | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +26.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0036 gigawatts | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0036 gigawatts is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0012 gigawatts, 2.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0036 gigawatts is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 gigawatts, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0029 gigawatts | 0.0022 gigawatts | 0.0036 gigawatts | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 gigawatts | 0.0036 gigawatts | 0.0036 gigawatts | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.55 % 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 12.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is installed wind energy capacity in Somalia?
- Installed wind energy capacity in Somalia was 0.0036 gigawatts in 2025, according to IRENA (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 gigawatts in 2017.
- What is the lowest installed wind energy capacity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 gigawatts in 2012.
- How does Somalia rank for installed wind energy capacity?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is installed wind energy capacity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.