Renewable electricity generation by source in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Renewable electricity generation by source was 1.1 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity generation by source in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, renewable electricity generation by source in Ethiopia stood at 1.1 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.1% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generation by source in Ethiopia peaked at 1.1 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 57th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity generation 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 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.19 terawatt-hours | +533.3% |
| 2013 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +89.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5 terawatt-hours | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 0.76 terawatt-hours | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 0.78 terawatt-hours | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.53 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.85 terawatt-hours | +60.4% |
| 2020 | 0.61 terawatt-hours | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 0.82 terawatt-hours | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 0.56 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 terawatt-hours | +25.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1 terawatt-hours | +57.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generation by source 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +533.3% | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.19 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.453 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.85 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.725 terawatt-hours | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 1.1 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 renewable electricity generation by source in Ethiopia?
- Renewable electricity generation by source in Ethiopia was 1.1 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generation by source recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for renewable electricity generation by source?
- Ethiopia ranks 57th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is renewable electricity generation by source rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity generation by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.