Ethiopia

In brief

Renewable share of energy use: 90.6% (2021). World rank 7 of 212 (1 = best); in Africa, 7 of 54. Electricity from renewables: 95.3% (2020). World rank 8 of 206 (1 = best); in Africa, 3 of 54. Electricity from fossil fuels: 0% (2024). World rank 4 of 209 (1 = best); in Africa, 1 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 7.7% → 21.9%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 30 → 65, and home broadband per 100 people 0.5 → 0.6. Better than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan): electricity from renewables and electricity from fossil fuels.