Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Renewable energy consumption was 90.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total final energy consumption.
Analysis
In 2021, renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia stood at 90.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia peaked at 97.5% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2019.
Ethiopia ranks 7th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total final energy consumption | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.2% | — |
| 1991 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 96.9% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 93.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 94.1% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 89.3% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 90.6% | 90.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Gabon 91.3% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 90.9% compare
- 5 Uganda 90.9% compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 87.4% compare
- 9 Madagascar 83.1% compare
- 10 Burundi 83.0% compare
- 10 Zambia 83.0% 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 renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia?
- Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia was 90.6% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 212 countries with data for 2021.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.