Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia peaked at 12.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Ethiopia ranks 206th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.6% | — |
| 1991 | 10.5% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -31.0% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | -23.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -48.7% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -60.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -31.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -32.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -40.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -27.5% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +1393.0% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +170.7% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -94.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -72.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -41.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +20.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 1.2% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 0.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Ethiopia was 0.0% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Ethiopia ranks 206th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.