Access to electricity urban vs rural in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 95.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.1
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
170th
of 212 countries
All-time high
96.6
in 2017
All-time low
76.2
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 95.1 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Ethiopia peaked at 96.6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 76.2, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +0.8% |
| 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 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 85 | -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 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.7 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.1 | +0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 95.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 77, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 95.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.76 | 76.2 | 85.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.92 | 85 | 96.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.32 | 93.5 | 95.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Ethiopia?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Ethiopia was 95.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6 in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Ethiopia ranks 170th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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