Share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia
Somalia: Share of electricity generation from solar was 18.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 588.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia peaked at 18.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 20th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 2.8% | — |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +111.1% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +11.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 18.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 10.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 18.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 13.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 5.4% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.55 % 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 12.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Somalia was 18.6% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Somalia ranks 20th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Somalia 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 solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.