Ethiopia vs Peru: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources

Ethiopia
33.37 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Peru
38.47 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
44th
Peru rank
41st

Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 38.47 terawatt-hours against 33.37 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.1 terawatt-hours.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 44th and Peru ranks 41st of 209 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 2.7 terawatt-hours 18.66 terawatt-hours 15.96 terawatt-hours Peru
2010s 10.24 terawatt-hours 26.27 terawatt-hours 16.02 terawatt-hours Peru
2020s 20.86 terawatt-hours 34.84 terawatt-hours 13.98 terawatt-hours Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Ethiopia or Peru?
Peru, at 38.47 terawatt-hours against 33.37 terawatt-hours in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Ethiopia and Peru?
5.1 terawatt-hours, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Peru?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Peru rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
Ethiopia ranks 44th and Peru ranks 41st of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.