Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal was 1.14 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia stood at 1.14 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.1% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia peaked at 1.14 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 78th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +533.3% |
| 2013 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +94.7% |
| 2014 | 0.52 terawatt-hours | +40.5% |
| 2015 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 0.55 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.87 terawatt-hours | +58.2% |
| 2020 | 0.64 terawatt-hours | -26.4% |
| 2021 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.74 terawatt-hours | +23.3% |
| 2025 | 1.14 terawatt-hours | +54.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.14 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.08 terawatt-hours, 14.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.14 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 28.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +533.3% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.466 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.87 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7617 terawatt-hours | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal in Ethiopia was 1.14 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal?
- Ethiopia ranks 78th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind compared to coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.