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Somalia Solar Share of Electricity

18.6%as of 2024+11.6% vs 2023

Share of electricity generation that comes from solar (Ember via Our World in Data). Source: OWID ENERGY. Retrieved June 27, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · OWID

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodSolar Share of Electricity
202418.6%
202316.7%
202216.7%
20217.9%
20205.4%
20192.7%
20182.7%
20172.7%
20162.8%
20150%
20140%
20130%

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=SO&metric_key=solar_electricity_share_pct" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Solar Share of Electricity across Africa

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CountrySolar Share of ElectricityPeriod
Nigeria0.3%2025
Kenya4.6%2025
South Africa8%2025
Egypt3.1%2025
Ghana0.7%2024
Ethiopia0.1%2025

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