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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Ethiopia: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 21.9% (2024), 175th of 188 in the world and 35th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 65.1 (2024), 186th of 210 in the world and 37th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.6 (2024), 178th of 208 in the world and 24th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users21.9%2024 · world 175/188 · region 35/46Mobile subscriptions65.12024 · world 186/210 · region 37/48Fixed broadband0.62024 · world 178/208 · region 24/48Fixed telephone0.62024 · world 177/213 · region 20/48
Internet users
EthiopiaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Ethiopia21.9%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
EthiopiaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Ethiopia65.1Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Ethiopia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population21.9%2024175/18835/460.0%0.8%16.1%+14.2 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people65.12024186/21037/480.07.637.4+116%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.62024178/20824/48·0.00.2+27%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.62024177/21320/480.31.00.8−29%since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people242024193/21531/48·05+6,566%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population56.6%2024190/21525/4812.7%25.5%51.1%+29.4 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population44.8%2024181/21119/471.7%12.9%39.4%+32.8 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population95.1%2024171/21312/4876.2%85.6%93.5%+3.1 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population7.0%2024175/19232/481.0%2.0%6.0%+3.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person157 kWh2024136/14921/3222 kWh43 kWh94 kWh+141%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person393 kgoe2024132/15019/32364 kgoe368 kgoe380 kgoe+3.5%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output20.7%202419/14911/3210.0%22.7%19.3%−1.9 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Ethiopia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Ethiopia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorEthiopiaKenyaSudanSomaliaSouth SudanEritrea
Internet users21.9%202435.0%202418.6%201727.9%20246.7%201914.3%2020
Mobile subscriptions65.12024126.5202470.2202254.0202346.6202359.12022
Fixed broadband0.620243.020240.120220.720230.020230.22022
Fixed telephone0.620240.120240.320220.320230.020232.02022
Secure servers2420244002024220241420245202422024
Electricity access56.6%202477.0%202466.0%202454.4%20245.4%202455.3%2024
Electricity access, rural44.8%202467.1%202454.2%202424.4%20240.7%202443.2%2024
Electricity access, urban95.1%202498.1%202487.9%202473.4%202422.8%202478.1%2024
Clean cooking7.0%202432.0%202447.0%20245.0%20240.0%202421.0%2024
Kenya: digital & energy accessSudan: digital & energy accessSomalia: digital & energy accessSouth Sudan: digital & energy accessEritrea: digital & energy access
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