Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2009.
Ethiopia ranks 1st of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.6%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.1%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.3% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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 share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia?
- Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Ethiopia was 100.0% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region. 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.