Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.09 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 350.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Somalia peaked at 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Somalia 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Somalia, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.09 terawatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.56 terawatt-hours, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.09 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6 terawatt-hours, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.064 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Somalia?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Somalia was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Somalia ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.