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%.
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
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 3.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 135.47 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.6% (2025)
- Urban population 32.66 million (2025)
- Urban population 24.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 330.23 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.1351 tonnes per person (2024)
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.