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Electricity generation from solar per person in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Electricity generation from solar per person was 0.2953 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.2953 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
180th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.319 kilowatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from solar per person in Ethiopia, 2000–2025

00.10.20.32000201220252000: 0 kilowatt-hours2001: 0 kilowatt-hours2002: 0 kilowatt-hours2003: 0 kilowatt-hours2004: 0 kilowatt-hours2005: 0 kilowatt-hours2006: 0 kilowatt-hours2007: 0 kilowatt-hours2008: 0 kilowatt-hours2009: 0 kilowatt-hours2010: 0 kilowatt-hours2011: 0 kilowatt-hours2012: 0 kilowatt-hours2013: 0.102 kilowatt-hours2014: 0.198 kilowatt-hours2015: 0.193 kilowatt-hours2016: 0.187 kilowatt-hours2017: 0.182 kilowatt-hours2018: 0.178 kilowatt-hours2019: 0.173 kilowatt-hours2020: 0.252 kilowatt-hours2021: 0.246 kilowatt-hours2022: 0.319 kilowatt-hours2023: 0.311 kilowatt-hours2024: 0.303 kilowatt-hours2025: 0.295 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar per person in Ethiopia is 0.2953 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Ethiopia peaked at 0.319 kilowatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 180th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 0.1212 kilowatt-hours 0 kilowatt-hours 0.1978 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 0.2876 kilowatt-hours 0.2456 kilowatt-hours 0.319 kilowatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 177 Nigeria 0.5473 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 178 Malawi 0.4618 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 179 Venezuela 0.352 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 181 Azerbaijan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 181 Bermuda 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 181 Bhutan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  7. 181 British Virgin Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  8. 181 Burundi 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  9. 181 Central African Republic 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  10. 181 Chad 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  11. 181 Comoros 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  12. 181 Djibouti 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  13. 181 Dominica 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  14. 181 East Timor 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  15. 181 Equatorial Guinea 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  16. 181 Falkland Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  17. 181 Faroe Islands 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  18. 181 Gabon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  19. 181 Gambia 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  20. 181 Gibraltar 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  21. 181 Greenland 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  22. 181 Grenada 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  23. 181 Guinea-Bissau 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  24. 181 Haiti 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  25. 181 Kyrgyzstan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  26. 181 Lesotho 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  27. 181 Macao 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  28. 181 Montserrat 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  29. 181 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  30. 181 Paraguay 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  31. 181 Saint Helena 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  32. 181 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  33. 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  34. 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  35. 181 Tajikistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  36. 181 Turkmenistan 0 kilowatt-hours compare
  37. 181 Western Sahara 0 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar per person in Ethiopia?
Electricity generation from solar per person in Ethiopia was 0.2953 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.319 kilowatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
Ethiopia ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from solar per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 7,018 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.