Ethiopia Electricity Access by Household Mode per DHS Cluster, 2016

A geospatial raster dataset showing the most common mode of electricity access for households across 645 clusters in Ethiopia. The data is derived from the 2016 Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and has a spatial resolution of approximately 5,000 meters. It was published by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping electricity access disparities based on DHS cluster-level statistics
• Modeling infrastructure needs based on household electricity mode data
• Correlating energy access with other DHS socio-economic indicators
• Planning rural electrification projects based on geospatial access patterns

Strengths

• Covers 645 distinct geographic clusters from a standardized national survey
• Provides a specific spatial resolution of about 5,000 meters
• Uses a consistent methodology from the Demographic and Health Survey program

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the 2016 survey

Provenance

Source

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC)

Collection Method

Derived from the Standard Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2016

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 09:12:41.438953; freshness should be verified

Geography

Ethiopia