People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: People without electricity country, per square kilometre was 50.86 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia is 50.86 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 65.35 units per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.57 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
Ethiopia ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.85 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 62.4 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 63.11 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 63.87 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 57.16 units per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 59.72 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 58.21 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.68 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.12 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.5 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 59.77 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.55 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 60.27 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 60.36 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 65.23 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 65.35 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53.99 units per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 54.13 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.11 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 53.33 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 51.53 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 49.57 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 50 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 50.86 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.06 units per square kilometre | 57.16 units per square kilometre | 63.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.11 units per square kilometre | 53.33 units per square kilometre | 65.35 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.49 units per square kilometre | 49.57 units per square kilometre | 51.53 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 10 Burkina Faso 65.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Togo 61.69 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Benin 53.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Comoros 46.61 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 45.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 44.97 units per square kilometre compare
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 people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
- People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 50.86 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.35 units per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.57 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Ethiopia rank for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without electricity country, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.