Electricity generation from oil in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity generation from oil was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from oil in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Ethiopia is 0 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Ethiopia peaked at 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2014.
That places Ethiopia 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from oil in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -75.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +500.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -60.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2024 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2025 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0 terawatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +500.0% | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.024 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 187 Albania 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Armenia 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Bahrain 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Croatia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Eswatini 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Georgia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Israel 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Laos 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Montenegro 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Namibia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Nigeria 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Niue 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Qatar 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Slovenia 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Tajikistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 Togo 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Turkmenistan 0 terawatt-hours
- 187 United Arab Emirates 0 terawatt-hours compare
- 187 Zimbabwe 0 terawatt-hours compare
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 oil in Ethiopia?
- Electricity generation from oil in Ethiopia was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2009.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Ethiopia ranks 187th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.