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 230 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.8567 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2007 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4577 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8867 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,176 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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 230 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