Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.434 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.434 people per person
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.898 people per person
in 2001
All-time low
0.434 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.873 people per person2001: 0.898 people per person2002: 0.881 people per person2003: 0.865 people per person2004: 0.848 people per person2005: 0.86 people per person2006: 0.814 people per person2007: 0.797 people per person2008: 0.78 people per person2009: 0.763 people per person2010: 0.745 people per person2011: 0.77 people per person2012: 0.71 people per person2013: 0.692 people per person2014: 0.728 people per person2015: 0.71 people per person2016: 0.571 people per person2017: 0.557 people per person2018: 0.552 people per person2019: 0.52 people per person2020: 0.489 people per person2021: 0.458 people per person2022: 0.45 people per person2023: 0.446 people per person2024: 0.434 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.434 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.898 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.434 people per person, in 2024.

Ethiopia ranks 26th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.873 people per person
2001 0.898 people per person +2.9%
2002 0.881 people per person -1.9%
2003 0.865 people per person -1.8%
2004 0.848 people per person -2.0%
2005 0.86 people per person +1.4%
2006 0.814 people per person -5.3%
2007 0.797 people per person -2.1%
2008 0.78 people per person -2.1%
2009 0.763 people per person -2.2%
2010 0.745 people per person -2.4%
2011 0.77 people per person +3.4%
2012 0.71 people per person -7.8%
2013 0.692 people per person -2.5%
2014 0.728 people per person +5.2%
2015 0.71 people per person -2.5%
2016 0.571 people per person -19.6%
2017 0.557 people per person -2.5%
2018 0.552 people per person -0.9%
2019 0.52 people per person -5.8%
2020 0.489 people per person -6.0%
2021 0.458 people per person -6.3%
2022 0.45 people per person -1.7%
2023 0.446 people per person -0.9%
2024 0.434 people per person -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8379 people per person 0.763 people per person 0.898 people per person 10
2010s 0.6555 people per person 0.52 people per person 0.77 people per person 10
2020s 0.4554 people per person 0.434 people per person 0.489 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 23 Eritrea 0.447 people per person compare
  2. 24 Uganda 0.447 people per person compare
  3. 25 Angola 0.445 people per person compare
  4. 27 Benin 0.41 people per person compare
  5. 28 Namibia 0.407 people per person compare
  6. 29 Lesotho 0.394 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.434 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.898 people per person in 2001.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.434 people per person in 2024.
How does Ethiopia rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 26th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.