Electricity generation from solar in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Electricity generation from solar was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.04 terawatt-hours
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.04 terawatt-hours
in 2022
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from solar in Ethiopia, 2000–2025

00.010.020.030.042000201220252000: 0 terawatt-hours2001: 0 terawatt-hours2002: 0 terawatt-hours2003: 0 terawatt-hours2004: 0 terawatt-hours2005: 0 terawatt-hours2006: 0 terawatt-hours2007: 0 terawatt-hours2008: 0 terawatt-hours2009: 0 terawatt-hours2010: 0 terawatt-hours2011: 0 terawatt-hours2012: 0 terawatt-hours2013: 0.01 terawatt-hours2014: 0.02 terawatt-hours2015: 0.02 terawatt-hours2016: 0.02 terawatt-hours2017: 0.02 terawatt-hours2018: 0.02 terawatt-hours2019: 0.02 terawatt-hours2020: 0.03 terawatt-hours2021: 0.03 terawatt-hours2022: 0.04 terawatt-hours2023: 0.04 terawatt-hours2024: 0.04 terawatt-hours2025: 0.04 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in Ethiopia is 0.04 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Ethiopia peaked at 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.

That places Ethiopia 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.013 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.02 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.0367 terawatt-hours 0.03 terawatt-hours 0.04 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 135 Eritrea 0.05 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 136 Benin 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 136 Cameroon 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 136 Ecuador 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 136 Rwanda 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 136 Tanzania 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 136 Zimbabwe 0.04 terawatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 216 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from solar in Ethiopia?
Electricity generation from solar in Ethiopia was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.04 terawatt-hours in 2022.
What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation from solar?
Ethiopia ranks 136th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.