Somalia Electricity
Generation (2024)#180 World
0.42TWh+1.7% YoY
Consumption (2024)#179 World
0.41TWh+1.7% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
80.7%19.3%
Electricity Generation in Somalia
- Net electricity generation in Somalia reached 0.42 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#180 in the world), an increase of 1.7% from 0.41 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 80.7% (0.34 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Somalia and renewables 19.3% (0.08 terawatt-hours).
- Somalia reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 1.9% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 19.3% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Somalia
- Somalia consumed 0.41 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#179 in the world), an increase of 1.7% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Somalia averaged 21.35 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.06 kilowatt-hours per day (#209 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Somalia
- Somalia had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.48 gigawatts in 2024 (#152 in the world), an increase of 4.4% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 89.6% and renewables at 10.4% of Somalia's installed capacity in 2024.
- Somalia's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 10.1% in 2024, with wind at 19.9%, solar at 18.7% and fossil fuels at 9.1%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Somalia
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Somalia.
Grid Efficiency in Somalia
- Distribution losses in Somalia were 0.02 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 3.7% of total generation, down from 10.4% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Somalia
- In 2024, Somalia generated approximately 0.0012 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0011 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.000043 terawatt-hours.
Somalia Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.42 | +1.7% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.41 | +1.7% | 179 | < 0.01% | 21.35 | 0.48 | +4.4% | 152 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2023 | 0.41 | +0% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | +0% | 181 | < 0.01% | 21.73 | 0.46 | +200.6% | 154 | 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.02 |
| 2022 | 0.41 | +10.3% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | +10.6% | 179 | < 0.01% | 22.41 | 0.15 | +17.9% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2021 | 0.38 | +1.4% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +1.5% | 181 | < 0.01% | 20.87 | 0.13 | +36% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2020 | 0.37 | +0.82% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +1.2% | 180 | < 0.01% | 21.32 | 0.09 | +4.2% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2019 | 0.37 | +0% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.35 | +0.29% | 181 | < 0.01% | 21.89 | 0.09 | +0% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2018 | 0.37 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.35 | +9.3% | 178 | < 0.01% | 22.64 | 0.09 | +0.22% | 184 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 0.37 | +1.4% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | +0.44% | 178 | < 0.01% | 21.47 | 0.09 | +3.4% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.36 | +1.9% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | +0.25% | 178 | < 0.01% | 22.22 | 0.09 | +5.4% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2015 | 0.36 | +0.31% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | +0.28% | 176 | < 0.01% | 23.03 | 0.08 | +0.85% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2014 | 0.35 | +0.03% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 23.77 | 0.08 | +0.12% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 0.35 | +2.9% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.32 | +2.6% | 176 | < 0.01% | 24.64 | 0.08 | +0% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 0.34 | +3% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.31 | +2.7% | 175 | < 0.01% | 24.81 | 0.08 | +2.8% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 0.33 | +2.1% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | +2% | 173 | < 0.01% | 24.37 | 0.08 | +0% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 0.33 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 24.06 | 0.08 | +0% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 0.33 | +0.93% | 174 | < 0.01% | 0.3 | +0.34% | 177 | < 0.01% | 24.66 | 0.08 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 0.32 | +4.2% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | +5% | 176 | < 0.01% | 25.21 | 0.08 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2007 | 0.31 | +3.7% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | +3.7% | 174 | < 0.01% | 24.73 | 0.08 | +33.3% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | +3.4% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | +1.5% | 175 | < 0.01% | 24.6 | 0.06 | +0% | 180 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 0.29 | +3.6% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 24.99 | 0.06 | +0% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 0.28 | +0% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 25.87 | 0.06 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2003 | 0.28 | +2.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | +1.1% | 168 | < 0.01% | 26.84 | 0.06 | +0% | 176 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2002 | 0.27 | +5% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | +5.2% | 169 | < 0.01% | 27.54 | 0.06 | +0% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2001 | 0.26 | +4.4% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | +7.1% | 169 | < 0.01% | 27.18 | 0.06 | +0% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 0.25 | −4.2% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | −3.8% | 168 | < 0.01% | 26.42 | 0.06 | −24.1% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 0.26 | +0.38% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +0.38% | 167 | < 0.01% | 28.58 | 0.08 | +0% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 0.26 | +0.39% | 164 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +0.39% | 168 | < 0.01% | 29.65 | 0.08 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 0.26 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +0% | 168 | < 0.01% | 30.78 | 0.08 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1996 | 0.26 | +1.2% | 163 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +1.2% | 166 | < 0.01% | 31.88 | 0.08 | +5.3% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 0.26 | +0.39% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +0.39% | 164 | < 0.01% | 32.68 | 0.08 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 0.26 | +1.2% | 160 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +1.2% | 163 | < 0.01% | 33.75 | 0.08 | +7.1% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 0.25 | +1.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +1.2% | 161 | < 0.01% | 35.08 | 0.07 | +0% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 0.25 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +0% | 159 | < 0.01% | 35.65 | 0.07 | +0% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1991 | 0.25 | +1.2% | 137 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +1.2% | 138 | < 0.01% | 33.99 | 0.07 | +0% | 148 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 0.25 | +1.2% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +1.2% | 138 | < 0.01% | 32.3 | 0.07 | +0% | 146 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 0.24 | +0.41% | 136 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +0.41% | 138 | < 0.01% | 31.76 | 0.07 | +0% | 143 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 0.24 | +0.83% | 135 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +0.83% | 137 | < 0.01% | 31.11 | 0.07 | +0% | 143 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 0.24 | +0.84% | 133 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +0.84% | 135 | < 0.01% | 30.88 | 0.07 | +0% | 143 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 0.24 | +14.4% | 132 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +14.4% | 134 | < 0.01% | 31.73 | 0.07 | +16.7% | 140 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 0.21 | +57.6% | 133 | < 0.01% | 0.19 | +57.6% | 134 | < 0.01% | 28.9 | 0.06 | +0% | 142 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 |
| 1984 | 0.13 | +32% | 140 | < 0.01% | 0.12 | +32% | 142 | < 0.01% | 19.1 | 0.06 | +0% | 142 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0092 |
| 1983 | 0.1 | +25% | 144 | < 0.01% | 0.09 | +25% | 146 | < 0.01% | 15 | 0.06 | +11.1% | 140 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.007 |
| 1982 | 0.08 | +6.7% | 145 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | +6.7% | 147 | < 0.01% | 12.39 | 0.05 | +10.2% | 141 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0056 |
| 1981 | 0.08 | −33.6% | 145 | < 0.01% | 0.07 | −33.6% | 147 | < 0.01% | 11.66 | 0.05 | +0% | 141 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0053 |
| 1980 | 0.11 | — | 138 | < 0.01% | 0.11 | — | 139 | < 0.01% | 17.7 | 0.05 | — | 138 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0079 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.