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
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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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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.