Ethiopia Key Figures
- Population:
- 127 million
- GDP growth rate:
- 6.50 %/year
- Energy independence:
- 92.2%
Data of the last year available: 2023
- Total consumption/GDP:*
- 35.0 (2005=100)
- CO2 Emissions:
- 0.10 tCO2/capita
- Rate of T&D power losses:
- 21.7%
* at purchasing power parity
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Ethiopia Total Energy Consumption
In 2023, total energy consumption per capita is around 0.40 toe, including 106 kWh for electricity.
Total energy consumption is increasing steadily, albeit at a rate 3 times slower than economic growth: 3.2%/year on average over 2010-2019 against 9.5%/year for the GDP, with a slow-down to 1.9%/year since 2019 in line with lower economic growth (5%/year). In 2023, energy consumption grew by 1.6%, while GDP grew by over 6%.
Graph: CONSUMPTION TRENDS BY ENERGY SOURCE (Mtoe)
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Ethiopia Crude Oil Production
Since the closure of the Assab refinery in 1997, the country has imported all its oil requirements (about 4.6 Mt in 2023).
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Ethiopia Renewable in % Electricity Production
Ethiopia plans to develop 25 GW of renewables by 2030 under its 20-year Climate Resilient Green Economy Initiative (CRGE) strategy (2010-2030), comprising 22 GW of hydropower, 2 GW of wind, and 1 GW of geothermal (3.6 GW added between 2010 and 2022, of which 3 GW is hydro).
The MoWE has been contemplating the possibility of introducing a feed-in tariff system. A draft bill was prepared and submitted to the MoWIE by EEA in 2012, but it has not been passed into law yet due to the lack of private sector participation.
Interactive Chart Ethiopia Share of Renewables in Electricity Production (incl hydro)
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Ethiopia CO2 Fuel Combustion/CO2 Emissions
According to its revised NDC (2021), Ethiopia plans to reduce its GHG emissions by 14% in 2030 compared to a BaU scenario. This is equivalent to a reduction of 56 MtCO2eq, which could be increased to 68.8% (-278 MtCO2eq) with international support.
According to the last GHG inventory (2022), total GHG emissions increased from 108 Mt in 1994 to almost 369 Mt, most of them coming from the AFOLU sector (335 Mt in 2018 against 12.6 Mt for energy).