Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Ethiopia, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0% for electricity production from oil sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Ethiopia peaked at 12.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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% | -41.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -65.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +21.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +20.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -30.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.7%, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1393.0% | 0.3% | 4.6% |
| 2008 | +170.7% | 4.6% | 12.4% |
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% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 192 Iceland 0.0% compare
- 193 New Zealand 0.0% compare
- 194 Paraguay 0.0% compare
- 196 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 197 Albania 0.0% compare
- 197 Andorra 0.0%
- 197 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 197 Bhutan 0.0% compare
- 197 Eswatini 0.0% compare
- 197 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 197 Laos 0.0%
- 197 Latvia 0.0% compare
- 197 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
- 197 Montenegro 0.0%
- 197 Nepal 0.0% compare
- 197 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 197 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 197 Zimbabwe 0.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Ethiopia?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Ethiopia was 0.0% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Ethiopia ranks 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.