Access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Access to electricity, urban was 95.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia stood at 95.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia peaked at 96.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 173rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2% | — |
| 2001 | 79.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.7% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 76.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 85.0% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 93.5% | 95.1% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia?
- Access to electricity, urban in Ethiopia was 95.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Ethiopia ranks 173rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.