Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Ethiopia

Access to electricity in Ethiopia in 2024 — 56.6%. Ranked 190 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 43.9 pp.

2024 56.6% +1.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 190of 215
Period maximum 56.6%2024
Period minimum 10.2%2001

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Ethiopia, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 12.7%2001: 10.2%2002: 11.9%2003: 13.5%2004: 15.2%2005: 14%2006: 18.6%2007: 20.3%2008: 22%2009: 23.7%2010: 25.5%2011: 23%2012: 29%2013: 30.8%2014: 27.2%2015: 29%2016: 42.9%2017: 44.3%2018: 44.8%2019: 48%2020: 51.1%2021: 54.2%2022: 55%2023: 55.4%2024: 56.6%
Change over the period: +43.9 pp Annual average: 1.83 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 56.6%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 56.6 +1.2 pp
2023 55.4 +0.4 pp
2022 55 +0.8 pp
2021 54.2 +3.1 pp
2020 51.1 +3.1 pp
2019 48 +3.2 pp
2018 44.8 +0.5 pp
2017 44.3 +1.4 pp
2016 42.9 +13.9 pp
2015 29 +1.8 pp
2014 27.2 −3.6 pp
2013 30.8 +1.8 pp
2012 29 +6 pp
2011 23 −2.5 pp
2010 25.5 +1.8 pp
2009 23.7 +1.7 pp
2008 22 +1.7 pp
2007 20.3 +1.7 pp
2006 18.6 +4.6 pp
2005 14 −1.2 pp
2004 15.2 +1.7 pp
2003 13.5 +1.6 pp
2002 11.9 +1.7 pp
2001 10.2 −2.5 pp
2000 12.7

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.