Djibouti Electricity

0.2TWh+0.4% YoY
0.67TWh+14.2% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
65%35%

Electricity Generation in Djibouti

  • Net electricity generation in Djibouti reached 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#189 in the world), an increase of 0.4% from 0.2 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
  • In 2024, fossil fuels generated 65% (0.13 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Djibouti and renewables 35% (0.07 terawatt-hours).
  • Djibouti reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.26% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 35% of the total electricity.

Electricity Consumption in Djibouti

  • Djibouti consumed 0.67 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#168 in the world), an increase of 14.2% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
  • Per capita, electricity consumption in Djibouti averaged 571.8 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.57 kilowatt-hours per day (#162 in the world).

Installed Electricity Capacity in Djibouti

  • Djibouti had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.21 gigawatts in 2024 (#172 in the world), unchanged from the previous year.
  • fossil fuels made up 61.8% and renewables at 38.2% of Djibouti's installed capacity in 2024.
  • Djibouti's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 11% in 2024, with solar at 36%, fossil fuels at 11.6% and wind at 9.9%.

Electricity Imports & Exports in Djibouti

  • Djibouti imported 0.6 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈89% of consumption).

Grid Efficiency in Djibouti

  • Distribution losses in Djibouti were 0.13 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 63.8% of total generation, down from 87.4% in 2014.

Electricity Balance in Djibouti

  • In 2024, Djibouti generated approximately 0.00055 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0018 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily deficit of 0.0013 terawatt-hours.

Djibouti Electricity History (1980-2024)

GenerationConsumptionCapacityTrade
20240.2+0.4%189< 0.01%0.67+14.2%168< 0.01%571.80.21+0%172< 0.01%0.600.60.13
20230.2−0.12%189< 0.01%0.58−0.04%170< 0.01%507.40.21+39.9%172< 0.01%0.51——0.13
20220.2+2%189< 0.01%0.59+0.54%170< 0.01%514.70.15+0%181< 0.01%0.5100.510.13
20210.2+56.7%189< 0.01%0.58+15.6%169< 0.01%519.20.15+15.3%180< 0.01%0.5100.510.13
20200.13+36.9%197< 0.01%0.5+3.5%172< 0.01%455.50.13+0%179< 0.01%0.500.50.13
20190.09+65.4%199< 0.01%0.49+4.2%171< 0.01%446.70.13+0%179< 0.01%0.5100.510.12
20180.06−5.7%202< 0.01%0.47+2.8%172< 0.01%435.50.13+0%177< 0.01%0.5300.530.12
20170.06−33%202< 0.01%0.45+5.5%173< 0.01%430.40.13+0%177< 0.01%0.5100.510.11
20160.09−50.5%198< 0.01%0.43+9.2%174< 0.01%414.80.13+0.08%176< 0.01%0.4500.450.11
20150.18+76.9%189< 0.01%0.39+10.2%174< 0.01%386.40.13+0%175< 0.01%0.3100.310.1
20140.1−76.7%196< 0.01%0.36+2.8%174< 0.01%356.70.13+0%174< 0.01%0.3500.350.09
20130.43+11%168< 0.01%0.35+15.7%175< 0.01%353.20.13+0%173< 0.01%0000.09
20120.39+0.9%170< 0.01%0.3+1.3%176< 0.01%310.80.13+0.23%173< 0.01%0000.09
20110.39+2.1%166< 0.01%0.3+0.54%174< 0.01%312.70.13+0%171< 0.01%0000.09
20100.38+8.6%171< 0.01%0.3+7.8%176< 0.01%317.10.13+0%173< 0.01%0000.08
20090.35+2.9%171< 0.01%0.27−3.3%179< 0.01%300.20.13+0%172< 0.01%0000.08
20080.34+5%172< 0.01%0.28+10.7%177< 0.01%316.90.13+10.2%172< 0.01%0000.06
20070.32+5.6%171< 0.01%0.26+12.6%177< 0.01%292.20.12+0%169< 0.01%0000.07
20060.31+2.7%171< 0.01%0.23+0.4%179< 0.01%265.10.12+0%168< 0.01%0000.08
20050.3+38.6%167< 0.01%0.23+37%176< 0.01%269.30.12+0%165< 0.01%0000.07
20040.22+7.5%174< 0.01%0.17+9.3%180< 0.01%199.70.12+0%166< 0.01%0000.05
20030.2+0%173< 0.01%0.15+0%181< 0.01%185.60.12+0%164< 0.01%0000.05
20020.2+5.3%170< 0.01%0.15+5.6%180< 0.01%189.80.12+0%164< 0.01%0000.05
20010.19+5.6%171< 0.01%0.14+5.1%179< 0.01%185.40.12+7.3%163< 0.01%0000.05
20000.18+2.3%170< 0.01%0.14−16.9%176< 0.01%1820.11+29.4%163< 0.01%0000.04
19990.18+0%171< 0.01%0.16+0%175< 0.01%2260.09+0%169< 0.01%0000.01
19980.18+0%170< 0.01%0.16+0%175< 0.01%2340.09+0%167< 0.01%0000.01
19970.18+1.1%169< 0.01%0.16+1.1%174< 0.01%243.60.09+0%167< 0.01%0000.01
19960.17+0.58%170< 0.01%0.16+0.58%173< 0.01%249.60.09+0%165< 0.01%0000.01
19950.17+1.2%167< 0.01%0.16+1.2%170< 0.01%254.10.09+0%164< 0.01%0000.01
19940.17+0%167< 0.01%0.16+0%171< 0.01%253.80.09+0%164< 0.01%0000.01
19930.17+1.2%168< 0.01%0.16+1.2%171< 0.01%258.90.09+0%164< 0.01%0000.01
19920.17+0%166< 0.01%0.16+0%169< 0.01%251.10.09+0%163< 0.01%0000.01
19910.17+0.6%145< 0.01%0.16+0.6%149< 0.01%2490.09+0%144< 0.01%0000.01
19900.17+1.8%144< 0.01%0.16+1.8%148< 0.01%269.60.09+0%142< 0.01%0000.01
19890.17+0.61%143< 0.01%0.15+0.61%144< 0.01%293.20.09+0%141< 0.01%0000.01
19880.16+1.9%142< 0.01%0.15+1.9%143< 0.01%314.80.09+0%141< 0.01%0000.01
19870.16+0.63%141< 0.01%0.15+0.63%142< 0.01%329.50.09+46.6%141< 0.01%0000.01
19860.16+3.9%140< 0.01%0.15+3.9%141< 0.01%3490.06+0%145< 0.01%0000.01
19850.15+12.4%140< 0.01%0.14+12.4%142< 0.01%355.70.06+0%143< 0.01%0000.01
19840.14−1.4%139< 0.01%0.13−1.4%141< 0.01%331.80.06+20.8%143< 0.01%0000.0096
19830.14+13%140< 0.01%0.13+13%141< 0.01%349.80.05+26.3%144< 0.01%0000.0097
19820.12+7%139< 0.01%0.11+7%142< 0.01%320.50.04+0%145< 0.01%0000.0086
19810.12+4.5%138< 0.01%0.11+4.5%141< 0.01%311.80.04+8.6%144< 0.01%0000.0081
19800.11—139< 0.01%0.1—140< 0.01%3140.04—145< 0.01%0000.0077

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