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Electricity generation by source in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Electricity generation by source was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.03 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.03 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation by source in Ethiopia, 2000–2025

00.010.020.032000201220252000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0 terawatt-hours2003: 0 terawatt-hours2004: 0 terawatt-hours2005: 0 terawatt-hours2006: 0 terawatt-hours2007: 0 terawatt-hours2008: 0.01 terawatt-hours2009: 0.02 terawatt-hours2010: 0.02 terawatt-hours2011: 0.01 terawatt-hours2012: 0.01 terawatt-hours2013: 0 terawatt-hours2014: 0 terawatt-hours2015: 0 terawatt-hours2016: 0 terawatt-hours2017: 0 terawatt-hours2018: 0 terawatt-hours2019: 0 terawatt-hours2020: 0 terawatt-hours2021: 0 terawatt-hours2022: 0.03 terawatt-hours2023: 0.03 terawatt-hours2024: 0.03 terawatt-hours2025: 0.03 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation by source in Ethiopia stood at 0.03 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Over the whole period, electricity generation by source in Ethiopia peaked at 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.003 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.004 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.02 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.03 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 21 Norway 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 21 Papua New Guinea 0.1 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 23 Sri Lanka 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 25 Hungary 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 25 Slovakia 0.01 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation by source in Ethiopia?
Electricity generation by source in Ethiopia was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation by source recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity generation by source recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation by source?
Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation by source
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,365 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.