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 186th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Somalia, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 262 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 265 GWh | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 265 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 268 GWh | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 271 GWh | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 272 GWh | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 275 GWh | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 276 GWh | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 276 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 278 GWh | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 250 GWh | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 261 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 274 GWh | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 280 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 280 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 290 GWh | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 300 GWh | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 311 GWh | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 324 GWh | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 327 GWh | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 327 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 334 GWh | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 340 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 350 GWh | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 350 GWh | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 350 GWh | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 350 GWh is below the median for low income countries, which is 999.16 GWh, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 350 GWh is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 183 Saint Lucia 381.27 GWh compare
- 184 Seychelles 378 GWh compare
- 185 East Timor 350.3 GWh compare
- 187 Benin 342 GWh compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 340 GWh compare
- 189 South Sudan 330 GWh compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
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 186th out of 230 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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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants