Electricity demand in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity demand was 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 1.1% (1982)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.3% (2022)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2022)
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.