Maldives vs Somalia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Maldives
0.06 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Somalia
0.09 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Maldives rank
166th
Somalia rank
163rd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Maldives
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.06 terawatt-hours in Maldives, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Somalia ahead.
Maldives ranks 166th and Somalia ranks 163rd of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0.007 terawatt-hours | 0.004 terawatt-hours | Maldives |
| 2020s | 0.054 terawatt-hours | 0.064 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Maldives or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.09 terawatt-hours against 0.06 terawatt-hours in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Maldives and Somalia?
- 0.03 terawatt-hours, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Somalia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Somalia rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Maldives ranks 166th and Somalia ranks 163rd 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
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.