Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate was 32.42 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia stood at 32.42 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.5% on the previous year and up 233.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 41.81 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.06 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Ethiopia 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.9901 % change on previous year | -95.3% |
| 2003 | 13.24 % change on previous year | +1236.8% |
| 2004 | 10.39 % change on previous year | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 12.55 % change on previous year | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 14.63 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 2008 | -2.06 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 2009 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -450.1% |
| 2010 | 39.33 % change on previous year | +444.0% |
| 2011 | 26.81 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2012 | 20.03 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2015 | 9.71 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 20.02 % change on previous year | +106.1% |
| 2017 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2018 | 8.46 % change on previous year | +62.3% |
| 2019 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 2022 | 10.33 % change on previous year | +848.5% |
| 2023 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 2024 | 41.81 % change on previous year | +1922.1% |
| 2025 | 32.42 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 32.42 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0851 % change on previous year, 380.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 32.42 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2741 % change on previous year, 118.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1922.1% | 2.07 % change on previous year | 41.81 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1236.8% | 0.9901 % change on previous year | 13.24 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +848.5% | 1.09 % change on previous year | 10.33 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | +450.1% | -2.06 % change on previous year | 7.23 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +444.0% | 7.23 % change on previous year | 39.33 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 % change on previous year | -2.06 % change on previous year | 20.96 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.12 % change on previous year | 5.21 % change on previous year | 39.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.96 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 41.81 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 7 Nigeria 38.55 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iraq 38.07 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Benin 33.33 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cambodia 31.52 % change on previous year compare
- 12 North Macedonia 29.32 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 29.23 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate in Ethiopia was 32.42 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.81 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.06 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Ethiopia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.