Renewable electricity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Renewable electricity was 100.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity in Ethiopia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 100.0% for renewable electricity in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Ethiopia peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.6%, in 2008.
Ethiopia ranks 7th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable electricity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.4% | — |
| 1991 | 89.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 92.7% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 91.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.6% | 88.4% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 87.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 4 Paraguay 100.0% compare
- 5 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 6 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 99.8% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 99.4% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable electricity in Ethiopia?
- Renewable electricity in Ethiopia was 100.0% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.6% in 2008.
- How does Ethiopia rank for renewable electricity?
- Ethiopia ranks 7th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants