Ethiopia Electricity
Generation (2024)#90 World
16.64TWh−6.3% YoY
Consumption (2024)#104 World
10.86TWh−7.9% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
0.01%100%
Electricity Generation in Ethiopia
- Net electricity generation in Ethiopia reached 16.64 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#90 in the world), a decrease of 6.3% from 17.76 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.05% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 0.01% (0.0025 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Ethiopia and renewables 100% (16.64 terawatt-hours).
- Ethiopia increased its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.00094% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 100% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Ethiopia
- Ethiopia consumed 10.86 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#104 in the world), a decrease of 7.9% from 2023. This represents 0.04% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Ethiopia averaged 82.23 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.23 kilowatt-hours per day (#198 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Ethiopia
- Ethiopia had a total installed electricity capacity of 6.78 gigawatts in 2024 (#82 in the world), an increase of 14.5% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 6.4% and renewables at 93.6% of Ethiopia's installed capacity in 2024.
- Ethiopia's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 28% in 2024, with hydro at 32.1%, solar at 21.6% and wind at 19.8%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Ethiopia
- Ethiopia exported 1.8 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (≈10.8% of generation).
Grid Efficiency in Ethiopia
- Distribution losses in Ethiopia were 3.98 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 23.9% of total generation, up from 22.7% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Ethiopia
- In 2024, Ethiopia generated approximately 0.05 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.03 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.02 terawatt-hours.
Ethiopia Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.64 | −6.3% | 90 | 0.05% | 10.86 | −7.9% | 104 | 0.04% | 82.23 | 6.78 | +14.5% | 82 | 0.07% | 0 | 1.8 | −1.8 | 3.98 |
| 2023 | 17.76 | +2.1% | 88 | 0.06% | 11.79 | +1.1% | 99 | 0.04% | 91.63 | 5.92 | −1.8% | 85 | 0.07% | 0 | 1.78 | −1.78 | 4.19 |
| 2022 | 17.41 | +10.3% | 87 | 0.06% | 11.66 | +10.5% | 99 | 0.04% | 92.98 | 6.03 | +16% | 84 | 0.07% | 0 | 1.75 | −1.75 | 4 |
| 2021 | 15.78 | +1.1% | 93 | 0.06% | 10.55 | −3.5% | 102 | 0.04% | 86.36 | 5.2 | +1.8% | 87 | 0.06% | 0 | 1.67 | −1.67 | 3.57 |
| 2020 | 15.62 | +2% | 93 | 0.06% | 10.93 | −0.23% | 100 | 0.04% | 91.91 | 5.11 | +5.4% | 88 | 0.07% | 0 | 1.64 | −1.64 | 3.05 |
| 2019 | 15.31 | +7.5% | 94 | 0.06% | 10.95 | +8.8% | 99 | 0.04% | 94.65 | 4.84 | +0% | 89 | 0.07% | 0 | 1.15 | −1.15 | 3.21 |
| 2018 | 14.24 | +8.4% | 95 | 0.05% | 10.07 | +14.9% | 101 | 0.04% | 89.36 | 4.84 | +3.6% | 87 | 0.07% | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3.17 |
| 2017 | 13.14 | +5.3% | 96 | 0.05% | 8.76 | +2.2% | 105 | 0.04% | 79.88 | 4.68 | +61.6% | 85 | 0.07% | 0 | 1.43 | −1.43 | 2.95 |
| 2016 | 12.47 | +20.1% | 94 | 0.05% | 8.57 | +12.7% | 104 | 0.04% | 80.31 | 2.89 | +0.43% | 101 | 0.04% | 0 | 1.3 | −1.3 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | 10.39 | +9.6% | 99 | 0.04% | 7.6 | +15.8% | 107 | 0.03% | 73.18 | 2.88 | +17.5% | 101 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.7 | −0.7 | 2.09 |
| 2014 | 9.47 | +9.5% | 102 | 0.04% | 6.56 | +3.2% | 109 | 0.03% | 64.9 | 2.45 | +0.36% | 106 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.76 | −0.76 | 2.15 |
| 2013 | 8.65 | +14.3% | 103 | 0.04% | 6.36 | +20.7% | 110 | 0.03% | 64.57 | 2.44 | +7.1% | 106 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.64 | −0.64 | 1.66 |
| 2012 | 7.57 | +19.6% | 107 | 0.03% | 5.27 | +18.5% | 114 | 0.03% | 54.99 | 2.28 | −0.27% | 105 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.56 | −0.56 | 1.74 |
| 2011 | 6.33 | +26.4% | 110 | 0.03% | 4.45 | +14.7% | 119 | 0.02% | 47.74 | 2.29 | +11.6% | 104 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.33 | −0.33 | 1.55 |
| 2010 | 5.01 | +38.4% | 121 | 0.02% | 3.88 | +33.5% | 123 | 0.02% | 42.8 | 2.05 | +25.6% | 104 | 0.04% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 |
| 2009 | 3.62 | +8.5% | 123 | 0.02% | 2.9 | +1.8% | 130 | 0.02% | 32.99 | 1.63 | +76.2% | 109 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2008 | 3.34 | −3% | 127 | 0.02% | 2.85 | −7.5% | 129 | 0.02% | 33.34 | 0.93 | +5.6% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 2007 | 3.44 | +4% | 120 | 0.02% | 3.08 | +3.5% | 124 | 0.02% | 37.1 | 0.88 | −4.7% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 2006 | 3.31 | +14.8% | 123 | 0.02% | 2.98 | +14.8% | 123 | 0.02% | 36.91 | 0.92 | +0.05% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2005 | 2.88 | +12.3% | 123 | 0.02% | 2.6 | +12.3% | 125 | 0.02% | 33.13 | 0.92 | +0.01% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 2004 | 2.57 | +10.3% | 124 | 0.01% | 2.31 | +10.3% | 124 | 0.01% | 30.38 | 0.92 | +41.5% | 118 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2003 | 2.33 | +12.4% | 126 | 0.01% | 2.1 | +12.4% | 125 | 0.01% | 28.37 | 0.65 | −3.6% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2002 | 2.07 | +1.5% | 127 | 0.01% | 1.86 | +1.5% | 125 | 0.01% | 26.02 | 0.67 | −2.1% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | 2.04 | +19.9% | 123 | 0.01% | 1.84 | +19.8% | 123 | 0.01% | 26.42 | 0.69 | +21.3% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 1.7 | +4.4% | 129 | 0.01% | 1.53 | +4.7% | 132 | 0.01% | 22.73 | 0.57 | +28.1% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 1.63 | −0.43% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.46 | −0.41% | 128 | 0.01% | 22.38 | 0.44 | +4.7% | 127 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 1998 | 1.63 | +2.4% | 124 | 0.01% | 1.47 | +2.4% | 123 | 0.01% | 23.18 | 0.42 | +0% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 1997 | 1.6 | +3.8% | 122 | 0.01% | 1.43 | +4.2% | 123 | 0.01% | 23.35 | 0.42 | +0.71% | 128 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 1996 | 1.54 | +5.7% | 124 | 0.01% | 1.38 | +5.8% | 123 | 0.01% | 23.14 | 0.42 | +0.24% | 127 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 1995 | 1.45 | +1.4% | 126 | 0.01% | 1.3 | +0.93% | 127 | 0.01% | 22.59 | 0.42 | +0% | 125 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1994 | 1.43 | −0.14% | 125 | 0.01% | 1.29 | −0.69% | 124 | 0.01% | 23.16 | 0.42 | +2.4% | 124 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1993 | 1.44 | +17.5% | 124 | 0.01% | 1.3 | +18.2% | 122 | 0.01% | 24.15 | 0.41 | +0% | 124 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 1992 | 1.22 | +0.83% | 124 | 0.01% | 1.1 | +0.64% | 123 | 0.01% | 21.16 | 0.41 | +0% | 122 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1991 | 1.21 | +1% | 104 | 0.01% | 1.09 | +1% | 104 | 0.01% | 21.92 | 0.41 | +0.62% | 102 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1990 | 1.2 | −1.6% | 102 | 0.01% | 1.08 | −10.5% | 103 | 0.01% | 22.66 | 0.41 | +0.45% | 101 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1989 | 1.22 | +3.9% | 101 | 0.01% | 1.21 | +4% | 99 | 0.01% | 26.26 | 0.4 | +0% | 101 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1988 | 1.17 | +6.5% | 98 | 0.01% | 1.16 | +6.4% | 97 | 0.01% | 26.25 | 0.4 | +10.4% | 101 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1987 | 1.1 | +15.9% | 100 | 0.01% | 1.09 | +25.3% | 98 | 0.01% | 25.65 | 0.37 | +45.7% | 102 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1986 | 0.95 | +6.4% | 102 | 0.01% | 0.87 | +6.9% | 104 | 0.01% | 21.18 | 0.25 | −0.4% | 112 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 0.89 | +6.6% | 103 | 0.01% | 0.81 | +5.7% | 105 | 0.01% | 20.41 | 0.25 | +0% | 111 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1984 | 0.84 | +6.4% | 103 | 0.01% | 0.77 | +8.8% | 104 | 0.01% | 19.85 | 0.25 | +0% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1983 | 0.79 | +5.5% | 106 | 0.01% | 0.71 | +4.6% | 106 | 0.01% | 18.73 | 0.25 | +4% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1982 | 0.75 | +9.7% | 106 | 0.01% | 0.68 | +5.5% | 107 | 0.01% | 18.42 | 0.24 | +0% | 108 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 0.68 | +4.5% | 107 | 0.01% | 0.64 | +7.4% | 107 | 0.01% | 18.16 | 0.24 | +0% | 107 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1980 | 0.65 | — | 108 | 0.01% | 0.6 | — | 106 | 0.01% | 17.34 | 0.24 | — | 105 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.