Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.566 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.566 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.566 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.102 units per person, in 2001.
Ethiopia ranks 189th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.127 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.102 units per person | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.119 units per person | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.135 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.152 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.14 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.186 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 0.203 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.22 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.237 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.255 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.23 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.29 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 0.308 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.272 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.29 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.429 units per person | +47.9% |
| 2017 | 0.443 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.448 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.48 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.511 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.542 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.55 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.554 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.566 units per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1621 units per person | 0.102 units per person | 0.237 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3445 units per person | 0.23 units per person | 0.48 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5446 units per person | 0.511 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.566 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.566 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.102 units per person in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.