Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 0 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0 terawatt-hours
World rank
198th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2009
All-time low
0 terawatt-hours
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ethiopia, 2000–2025

00.020.040.062000201220252000: 0.02 terawatt-hours2001: 0.02 terawatt-hours2002: 0.02 terawatt-hours2003: 0.02 terawatt-hours2004: 0.02 terawatt-hours2005: 0.01 terawatt-hours2006: 0.02 terawatt-hours2007: 0.04 terawatt-hours2008: 0.01 terawatt-hours2009: 0.06 terawatt-hours2010: 0.05 terawatt-hours2011: 0.05 terawatt-hours2012: 0.02 terawatt-hours2013: 0.01 terawatt-hours2014: 0 terawatt-hours2015: 0 terawatt-hours2016: 0 terawatt-hours2017: 0 terawatt-hours2018: 0 terawatt-hours2019: 0.01 terawatt-hours2020: 0.01 terawatt-hours2021: 0 terawatt-hours2022: 0 terawatt-hours2023: 0 terawatt-hours2024: 0 terawatt-hours2025: 0 terawatt-hours

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

Analysis

In 2025, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ethiopia stood at 0 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ethiopia peaked at 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2014.

Ethiopia ranks 198th of 208 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 0.024 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours 0.06 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 0.014 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.05 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 0.0017 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0.01 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 198 Albania 0 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 198 Bhutan 0 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 198 Central African Republic 0 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 198 Costa Rica 0 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 198 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 198 Iceland 0 terawatt-hours compare
  7. 198 Lesotho 0 terawatt-hours compare
  8. 198 Nepal 0 terawatt-hours compare
  9. 198 Niue 0 terawatt-hours compare
  10. 198 Paraguay 0 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ethiopia?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Ethiopia was 0 terawatt-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 fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.06 terawatt-hours in 2009.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2014.
How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Ethiopia ranks 198th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
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 fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-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
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
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