Share of electricity generation from renewables in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from renewables in Ethiopia is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Ethiopia peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2009.
That places Ethiopia 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 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 renewables in Ethiopia?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Ethiopia was 100.0% 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 renewables recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 renewables. 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.