Share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of the population with access to electricity was 56.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia is 56.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 108.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia peaked at 56.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.2% | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | +47.9% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 10.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 23.0% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 51.1% | 56.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More energy & mining data for Ethiopia
- Fuel imports 15.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Ethiopia was 56.6% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.