Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate was 0 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia stood at 0 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia peaked at 400 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Ethiopia 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2008 | -50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2009 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 400 % change on previous year | — |
| 2021 | 20 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2022 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -183.3% |
| 2023 | -40 % change on previous year | +140.0% |
| 2024 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -62.5 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2000s | -25 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -20 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.56 % change on previous year | -40 % change on previous year | 400 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 6 Afghanistan 50 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Colombia 25 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burundi 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iran 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mexico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Palestine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia?
- Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate in Ethiopia was 0 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 400 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of armed conflicts, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of armed conflicts Uppsala Conflict Data Program and Peace Research Institute Oslo (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Number of armed conflicts. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.