Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 96.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 96.5% for share of electricity generation from hydropower in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ethiopia peaked at 97.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2015.
Ethiopia ranks 6th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.4% | — |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 96.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.0%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 96.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 92.2% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.5% | 96.9% | 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 share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ethiopia?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Ethiopia was 96.5% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2015.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Ethiopia ranks 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.