Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Somalia
Somalia: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 2.69 watts per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Somalia is 2.69 watts per capita, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 1,482.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Somalia peaked at 2.69 watts per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 watts per capita, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 208th of 219 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 watts per capita | 0 watts per capita | 0 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.209 watts per capita | 0 watts per capita | 0.38 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 watts per capita | 0.87 watts per capita | 2.69 watts per capita | 4 |
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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Somalia?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Somalia was 2.69 watts per capita in 2023, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 watts per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 watts per capita in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Somalia ranks 208th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,482.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita)