The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Ethiopia places it in the upper-left quadrant of the Readiness Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Ethiopia is the 13th most vulnerable country and the 13th least ready country.
| Year | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 166 | 166 | 166 | 165 | 163 | 164 | 167 | 167 | 161 | 163 | 163 | 164 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 166 | 165 |
| Indicator | Composition | 1995 to 2011 | Raw | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability |
|
0.531 | ||
| Food |
|
0.631 | ||
| Food capacity | 0.98 | 0.980 | ||
| Food import dependency | 6 % | 0.060 | ||
| Malnutrition | 12.3 % | 1.000 | ||
| Rural population | 82.4 % | 0.824 | ||
| Variation of cereal yield | 0.16 | 0.320 | ||
| Yield change | 52.08 % | 0.601 | ||
| Ecosystems |
|
0.498 | ||
| Dependency on natural capital | 0.33 % | 0.651 | ||
| Ecological footprint | -0.38 | 0.538 | ||
| Projected Biome Threat | 7.93 | 0.661 | ||
| International Environmental Conventions | 0 | 0.669 | ||
| Protected biomes | 85.41 | 0.146 | ||
| Habitat |
|
0.498 | ||
| Value lost due to electrical outages | 0.91 % | 0.091 | ||
| Slums | 76.40 % | 1.000 | ||
| Threatened species | 0.32 % | 0.324 | ||
| Trade and transport infrastructure | 1.77 | 0.646 | ||
| Urban concentration | 20.07 % | 0.144 | ||
| Urban excess growth | 0.80 % | 0.900 | ||
| Urban risk | 16.40 | 0.205 | ||
| Health |
|
0.584 | ||
| Disability adjusted life years | 16.30 % | 0.407 | ||
| External health dependence | 39.4 % | 0.394 | ||
| Disease mortality | 40.9 % | 0.818 | ||
| Life expectancy | 58.7 | 0.526 | ||
| Maternal mortality | 1 % | 0.372 | ||
| Health workers per capita | 3.60 | 0.989 | ||
| Infrastructure |
|
0.448 | ||
| Coastal area | 0 % | 0 | ||
| Coastal population | 0.40 % | 0.004 | ||
| Energy access | 15.3 % | 0.847 | ||
| Energy sensitivity | 9,431.6 % | 0.943 | ||
| Road flooding | 3.00 | 0.030 | ||
| Paved roads | 13.67 % | 0.863 | ||
| Water |
|
0.528 | ||
| Precipitation change | 118.2 % | 1.000 | ||
| Temperature change | 2.7 °C | 0.300 | ||
| Improved sanitation facilities | 21.0 % | 0.790 | ||
| Water access | 44.0 % | 0.560 | ||
| Water disease | 705 | 0.470 | ||
| Water use | 4.6 % | 0.046 |