Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Renewable energy consumption was 1.57 million TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.57 million TJ
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
8th
of 233 countries
All-time high
1.57 million TJ
in 2015
All-time low
744,590 TJ
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia, 1990–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200220151990: 744.6k TJ1991: 771.4k TJ1992: 799.7k TJ1993: 828.9k TJ1994: 858.3k TJ1995: 887.5k TJ1996: 916.1k TJ1997: 944.4k TJ1998: 972.5k TJ1999: 1.0M TJ2000: 1.0M TJ2001: 1.1M TJ2002: 1.1M TJ2003: 1.1M TJ2004: 1.2M TJ2005: 1.2M TJ2006: 1.2M TJ2007: 1.3M TJ2008: 1.3M TJ2009: 1.3M TJ2010: 1.4M TJ2011: 1.4M TJ2012: 1.4M TJ2013: 1.5M TJ2014: 1.5M TJ2015: 1.6M TJ

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

Analysis

In 2015, renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia stood at 1.57 million TJ. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia peaked at 1.57 million TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 744,590 TJ, in 1990.

That places Ethiopia 8th out of 233 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Renewable energy consumption (TJ) in Ethiopia, 1990 to 2015.
Year TJ Change
1990 744,590 TJ
1991 771,365 TJ +3.6%
1992 799,707 TJ +3.7%
1993 828,873 TJ +3.6%
1994 858,339 TJ +3.6%
1995 887,469 TJ +3.4%
1996 916,096 TJ +3.2%
1997 944,380 TJ +3.1%
1998 972,518 TJ +3.0%
1999 1.00 million TJ +2.9%
2000 1.03 million TJ +2.9%
2001 1.06 million TJ +2.9%
2002 1.09 million TJ +3.0%
2003 1.12 million TJ +2.9%
2004 1.16 million TJ +2.9%
2005 1.19 million TJ +2.9%
2006 1.22 million TJ +2.8%
2007 1.26 million TJ +2.7%
2008 1.29 million TJ +2.8%
2009 1.33 million TJ +2.8%
2010 1.37 million TJ +3.0%
2011 1.41 million TJ +2.9%
2012 1.45 million TJ +2.9%
2013 1.49 million TJ +2.8%
2014 1.53 million TJ +2.7%
2015 1.57 million TJ +2.9%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 1.57 million TJ is above the median for low income countries, which is 59,317 TJ, 26.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 1.57 million TJ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67,441 TJ, 23.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 872,431 TJ 744,590 TJ 1.00 million TJ 10
2000s 1.18 million TJ 1.03 million TJ 1.33 million TJ 10
2010s 1.47 million TJ 1.37 million TJ 1.57 million TJ 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 5 Brazil 3.89 million TJ compare
  2. 6 Indonesia 2.40 million TJ compare
  3. 7 Canada 1.59 million TJ compare
  4. 9 Pakistan 1.45 million TJ compare
  5. 10 Germany 1.18 million TJ compare
  6. 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 862,514 TJ compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia?
Renewable energy consumption in Ethiopia was 1.57 million TJ 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million TJ in 2015.
What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 744,590 TJ in 1990.
How does Ethiopia rank for renewable energy consumption?
Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Renewable energy consumption (TJ)
Unit
TJ
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
234 places, 6,084 data points, 1990–2015
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Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste