Renewable energy consumption in Somalia

Somalia: Renewable energy consumption was 94.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
94.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 226 countries
All-time high
94.4%
in 2014
All-time low
87.2%
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Somalia, 1990–2015

0204060801001990200220151990: 87.2 % in TFEC1991: 87.7 % in TFEC1992: 88.8 % in TFEC1993: 89.4 % in TFEC1994: 89.9 % in TFEC1995: 90.6 % in TFEC1996: 91.1 % in TFEC1997: 91.7 % in TFEC1998: 92.5 % in TFEC1999: 92.9 % in TFEC2000: 93.3 % in TFEC2001: 93.3 % in TFEC2002: 92.6 % in TFEC2003: 92.8 % in TFEC2004: 93 % in TFEC2005: 93.3 % in TFEC2006: 93.5 % in TFEC2007: 93 % in TFEC2008: 93.4 % in TFEC2009: 93.6 % in TFEC2010: 93.6 % in TFEC2011: 93.6 % in TFEC2012: 93.9 % in TFEC2013: 94.2 % in TFEC2014: 94.4 % in TFEC2015: 94.3 % in TFEC

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in TFEC.

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Somalia stood at 94.3%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Somalia peaked at 94.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 1990.

That places Somalia 3rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Renewable energy consumption in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC) in Somalia, 1990 to 2015.
Year % in TFEC Change
1990 87.2%
1991 87.7% +0.6%
1992 88.8% +1.2%
1993 89.4% +0.7%
1994 89.9% +0.6%
1995 90.6% +0.7%
1996 91.1% +0.5%
1997 91.7% +0.7%
1998 92.5% +0.8%
1999 92.9% +0.5%
2000 93.3% +0.4%
2001 93.3% -0.0%
2002 92.6% -0.7%
2003 92.8% +0.2%
2004 93.0% +0.2%
2005 93.3% +0.3%
2006 93.5% +0.2%
2007 93.0% -0.5%
2008 93.4% +0.4%
2009 93.6% +0.3%
2010 93.6% -0.1%
2011 93.6% +0.1%
2012 93.9% +0.3%
2013 94.2% +0.4%
2014 94.4% +0.2%
2015 94.3% -0.1%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 94.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.4%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 94.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 72.7%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.2% 87.2% 92.9% 10
2000s 93.2% 92.6% 93.6% 10
2010s 94.0% 93.6% 94.4% 6

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 95.8% compare
  2. 2 Burundi 95.7% compare
  3. 4 Ethiopia 92.2% compare
  4. 5 Chad 89.4% compare
  5. 6 Uganda 89.1% compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Somalia?
Renewable energy consumption in Somalia was 94.3% 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 energy consumption recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 1990.
How does Somalia rank for renewable energy consumption?
Somalia ranks 3rd out of 226 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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 energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC)
Unit
% in TFEC
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 5,753 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption