Electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity from renewables by source was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia is 0.03 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Over the whole period, electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia peaked at 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2019 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2020 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2021 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2022 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2023 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.003 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia?
- Electricity from renewables by source in Ethiopia was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity from renewables by source recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 terawatt-hours in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity from renewables by source recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity from renewables by source?
- Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Pinto et al. (2023); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity from renewables by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.