Renewable energy share in Ethiopia

Renewable sources provided 90.6% of final energy consumption in Ethiopia in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Ethiopia, 2021 90.6% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.1percentage points 2020: 90.7%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Ethiopia (2021).
Position in 2021 7th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Ethiopia over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period EthiopiaWorld
2021 90.6% –
2020 90.7% 19.7%
2019 89.3% 18.6%
2018 90.0% 18.1%
2017 90.8% 17.9%
2016 90.4% 17.6%
2015 91.5% 17.4%
2014 91.4% 17.3%
2013 92.4% 17.2%
2012 93.3% 16.9%
2011 93.6% 16.7%
2010 94.1% 16.7%
2009 94.2% 17.1%
2008 94.1% 16.7%
2007 94.1% 16.5%
2006 94.5% 16.7%
2005 94.7% 16.6%
2004 94.1% 16.8%
2003 94.2% 17.1%
2002 94.5% 17.2%
2001 94.6% 17.2%
2000 95.5% 17.5%
1999 95.8% 17.9%
1998 95.7% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 90.7% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 93.6%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Ethiopia has the 7th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Ethiopia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7