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Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
162nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.4208 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1992
All-time low
0.1756 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1997
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 1980–2022

00.10.20.30.41980200120221980: 0.207 kilowatt-hours per dollar1981: 0.202 kilowatt-hours per dollar1982: 0.217 kilowatt-hours per dollar1983: 0.237 kilowatt-hours per dollar1984: 0.244 kilowatt-hours per dollar1985: 0.311 kilowatt-hours per dollar1986: 0.282 kilowatt-hours per dollar1987: 0.291 kilowatt-hours per dollar1988: 0.277 kilowatt-hours per dollar1989: 0.287 kilowatt-hours per dollar1990: 0.294 kilowatt-hours per dollar1991: 0.269 kilowatt-hours per dollar1992: 0.421 kilowatt-hours per dollar1993: 0.389 kilowatt-hours per dollar1994: 0.251 kilowatt-hours per dollar1995: 0.258 kilowatt-hours per dollar1996: 0.187 kilowatt-hours per dollar1997: 0.176 kilowatt-hours per dollar1998: 0.249 kilowatt-hours per dollar1999: 0.308 kilowatt-hours per dollar2000: 0.319 kilowatt-hours per dollar2001: 0.325 kilowatt-hours per dollar2002: 0.323 kilowatt-hours per dollar2003: 0.351 kilowatt-hours per dollar2004: 0.361 kilowatt-hours per dollar2005: 0.378 kilowatt-hours per dollar2006: 0.377 kilowatt-hours per dollar2007: 0.388 kilowatt-hours per dollar2008: 0.38 kilowatt-hours per dollar2009: 0.361 kilowatt-hours per dollar2010: 0.347 kilowatt-hours per dollar2011: 0.34 kilowatt-hours per dollar2012: 0.337 kilowatt-hours per dollar2013: 0.358 kilowatt-hours per dollar2014: 0.371 kilowatt-hours per dollar2015: 0.353 kilowatt-hours per dollar2016: 0.367 kilowatt-hours per dollar2017: 0.334 kilowatt-hours per dollar2018: 0.336 kilowatt-hours per dollar2019: 0.359 kilowatt-hours per dollar2020: 0.289 kilowatt-hours per dollar2021: 0.309 kilowatt-hours per dollar2022: 0.302 kilowatt-hours per dollar

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.4208 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1756 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 1997.

Ethiopia ranks 162nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2555 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.2025 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.311 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
1990s 0.2802 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.1756 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4208 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2000s 0.3562 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3188 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3879 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2010s 0.3502 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3341 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3714 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2020s 0.3 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.289 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3087 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 159 Sri Lanka 0.3161 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  2. 160 Uganda 0.3076 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  3. 161 Malawi 0.3051 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  4. 163 Rwanda 0.2389 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 0.3025 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4208 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1992.
What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1756 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1997.
How does Ethiopia rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 162nd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
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Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.