Energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Energy use per person vs gdp per capita was 685.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
685.71
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 214 countries
All-time high
688.23
in 2019
All-time low
140.93
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia, 1980–2024

2004006001980200220241980: 228.41981: 2231982: 233.21983: 260.71984: 256.21985: 296.31986: 277.51987: 303.31988: 282.91989: 2861990: 278.31991: 224.51992: 3041993: 274.51994: 183.91995: 191.51996: 144.91997: 140.91998: 191.21999: 227.92000: 2382001: 2452002: 2462003: 256.42004: 264.92005: 297.32006: 313.92007: 342.72008: 3542009: 354.22010: 360.92011: 383.22012: 408.92013: 466.52014: 521.42015: 533.22016: 597.72017: 581.12018: 614.42019: 688.22020: 5782021: 636.52022: 651.32023: 686.22024: 685.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia is 685.71, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 688.23 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140.93, in 1997.

Ethiopia ranks 195th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia, 1980 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1980 228.44
1981 223.03 -2.4%
1982 233.23 +4.6%
1983 260.66 +11.8%
1984 256.17 -1.7%
1985 296.28 +15.7%
1986 277.48 -6.3%
1987 303.29 +9.3%
1988 282.86 -6.7%
1989 286.04 +1.1%
1990 278.25 -2.7%
1991 224.47 -19.3%
1992 303.96 +35.4%
1993 274.48 -9.7%
1994 183.88 -33.0%
1995 191.53 +4.2%
1996 144.92 -24.3%
1997 140.93 -2.8%
1998 191.17 +35.7%
1999 227.92 +19.2%
2000 237.98 +4.4%
2001 244.97 +2.9%
2002 246.02 +0.4%
2003 256.37 +4.2%
2004 264.85 +3.3%
2005 297.26 +12.2%
2006 313.91 +5.6%
2007 342.71 +9.2%
2008 354 +3.3%
2009 354.19 +0.1%
2010 360.91 +1.9%
2011 383.19 +6.2%
2012 408.92 +6.7%
2013 466.47 +14.1%
2014 521.38 +11.8%
2015 533.25 +2.3%
2016 597.67 +12.1%
2017 581.11 -2.8%
2018 614.35 +5.7%
2019 688.23 +12.0%
2020 578.01 -16.0%
2021 636.5 +10.1%
2022 651.32 +2.3%
2023 686.23 +5.4%
2024 685.71 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 264.75 223.03 303.29 10
1990s 216.15 140.93 303.96 10
2000s 291.23 237.98 354.19 10
2010s 515.55 360.91 688.23 10
2020s 647.55 578.01 686.23 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 192 Gambia 833.63 compare
  2. 193 Sierra Leone 806.03 compare
  3. 194 Guinea-Bissau 692.55 compare
  4. 196 Uganda 637.01 compare
  5. 197 South Sudan 611.22 compare
  6. 198 Haiti 602.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
Energy use per person vs gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 685.71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest energy use per person vs gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 688.23 in 2019.
What is the lowest energy use per person vs gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 140.93 in 1997.
How does Ethiopia rank for energy use per person vs gdp per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is energy use per person vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 Energy use per person vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy use per person vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
218 places, 10,541 data points, 1965–2025
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