Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric was 6.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia stood at 6.0%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 634.4% on the previous year and up 479.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -17.0%, in 2014.
Ethiopia ranks 100th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 1.6% | — |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +267.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -22.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -67.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +91.9% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +171.7% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +59.4% |
| 2014 | -17.0% | -475.4% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | -93.8% |
| 2016 | -9.9% | +836.8% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | -92.3% |
| 2018 | -2.7% | +257.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -136.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +634.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.1% | -17.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 0.8% | 6.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 97 Guinea-Bissau 7.1% compare
- 98 Afghanistan 6.6% compare
- 99 Burkina Faso 6.4% compare
- 101 Maldives 5.8% compare
- 102 Peru 5.8% compare
- 103 Mali 5.7% compare
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- 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 production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia?
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Ethiopia was 6.0% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.0% in 2014.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Ethiopia ranks 100th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 479.0%. 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 renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.