Total electricity output in Somalia
Somalia: Total electricity output was 350 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Somalia, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Somalia stood at 350 GWh. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Somalia peaked at 350 GWh in 2013 and was at its lowest, 250 GWh, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 184th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270.8 GWh | 262 GWh | 278 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.7 GWh | 250 GWh | 327 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 341.83 GWh | 327 GWh | 350 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 181 Saint Lucia 381.27 GWh compare
- 182 Seychelles 378 GWh compare
- 183 East Timor 350.3 GWh compare
- 185 Benin 342 GWh compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 340 GWh compare
- 187 South Sudan 330 GWh compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Somalia?
- Total electricity output in Somalia was 350 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 350 GWh in 2013.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 GWh in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for total electricity output?
- Somalia ranks 184th out of 228 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants