Electricity demand in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity demand was 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.43 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
185th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.43 terawatt-hours
in 2024
All-time low
0.25 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity demand in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand in Somalia is 0.43 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Somalia peaked at 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.25 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 185th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity demand in Somalia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.25 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.42 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +2.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.43 terawatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.15 terawatt-hours, 20% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.43 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.81 terawatt-hours, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.289 terawatt-hours | 0.25 terawatt-hours | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.352 terawatt-hours | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.404 terawatt-hours | 0.37 terawatt-hours | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 183 Faroe Islands 0.49 terawatt-hours compare
- 184 Eritrea 0.45 terawatt-hours compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 0.4 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 0.37 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Chad 0.37 terawatt-hours compare
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 electricity demand in Somalia?
- Electricity demand in Somalia was 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for electricity demand?
- Somalia ranks 185th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.