Electricity generation from renewables in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity generation from renewables was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from renewables in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.09 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from renewables in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 350.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Somalia peaked at 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 163rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.064 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.1% (1982)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.3% (2022)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Somalia?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Somalia was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Somalia ranks 163rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.