Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 88.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 88.8% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Somalia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 57th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -3.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 88.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.7%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 88.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.8% | 91.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Somalia?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Somalia was 88.8% in 2021, 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Somalia ranks 57th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
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.