Ethiopia Electricity Access 2000-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Ethiopia electricity access for 2022 was 55.00%, a 0.8% increase from 2021.
  • Ethiopia electricity access for 2021 was 54.20%, a 3.1% increase from 2020.
  • Ethiopia electricity access for 2020 was 51.10%, a 3.1% increase from 2019.
  • Ethiopia electricity access for 2019 was 48.00%, a 3.2% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Niger 19.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Ethiopia Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 55.00% 0.80%
2021 54.20% 3.10%
2020 51.10% 3.10%
2019 48.00% 3.20%
2018 44.80% 0.50%
2017 44.30% 1.40%
2016 42.90% 13.90%
2015 29.00% 1.80%
2014 27.20% -3.60%
2013 30.80% 1.80%
2012 29.00% 6.00%
2011 23.00% -2.50%
2010 25.50% 1.80%
2009 23.70% 1.70%
2008 22.00% 1.70%
2007 20.30% 1.70%
2006 18.60% 4.60%
2005 14.00% -1.20%
2004 15.20% 1.70%
2003 13.50% 1.60%
2002 11.90% 1.70%
2001 10.20% -2.50%
2000 12.70% -2.50%