Electricity generation in Djibouti
Djibouti: Electricity generation was 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation in Djibouti, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded 0.2 terawatt-hours for electricity generation in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation in Djibouti peaked at 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.05 terawatt-hours, in 2018.
Djibouti ranks 192nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 terawatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 terawatt-hours | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.38 terawatt-hours | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 terawatt-hours | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -76.7% |
| 2015 | 0.18 terawatt-hours | +80.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +80.0% |
| 2020 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +44.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +53.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 0.2 terawatt-hours is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.26 terawatt-hours, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 0.2 terawatt-hours is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 44.5 terawatt-hours, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -76.7% | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 0.1 terawatt-hours |
| 2015 | +80.0% | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours |
| 2019 | +80.0% | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours |
| 2016 | -50.0% | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours |
| 2021 | +53.8% | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours |
| 2020 | +44.4% | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.261 terawatt-hours | 0.18 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.216 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.186 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.2 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.23 terawatt-hours compare
- 190 Gibraltar 0.22 terawatt-hours compare
- 191 Sierra Leone 0.21 terawatt-hours compare
- 193 American Samoa 0.18 terawatt-hours compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 0.17 terawatt-hours compare
- 195 Samoa 0.16 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Djibouti
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 7.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation in Djibouti?
- Electricity generation in Djibouti was 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 terawatt-hours in 2013.
- What is the lowest electricity generation recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- How does Djibouti rank for electricity generation?
- Djibouti ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity generated in each country or region, measured in terawatt-hours.