Share of electricity production by source in Somalia
Somalia: Share of electricity production by source was 88.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Somalia, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity production by source in Somalia is 88.8%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Somalia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 58th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -3.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 88.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 88.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 88.8% | 91.8% | 2 |
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 production by source in Somalia?
- Share of electricity production by source in Somalia was 88.8% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Somalia ranks 58th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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