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Ethiopia Resource Reserves (2026)

1988

2021

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration · Updated June 2026

1988

2021

What to know

As of 2021, natural gas led Ethiopia's reserve mix at 0.880 trillion cubic feet. Over the last decade, gas reserves held roughly steady.

Key reserves

Oil reserves (2021)

0.00 B bbl

Natural gas reserves (2021)

0.88 TCF

Key terms

Proved reserves: — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
Recoverable reserves: — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
Billion barrels (B bbl): — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
Trillion cubic feet (TCF): — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
Million short tons (M ST): — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.

Crude oil proved reserves

In 2021, Ethiopia had only negligible proved crude oil reserves.

Natural gas proved reserves

In 2021, Ethiopia held 0.880 trillion cubic feet of proved natural gas reserves. Reserves held roughly steady over the prior decade.

The bottom line

Ethiopia's reserve base was built around natural gas, the cleaner-burning of the fossil fuels.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration · Updated June 2026

What to know

As of 2021, natural gas led Ethiopia's reserve mix at 0.880 trillion cubic feet. Over the last decade, gas reserves held roughly steady.

Key reserves

Oil reserves (2021)

0.00 B bbl

Natural gas reserves (2021)

0.88 TCF

Key terms

Proved reserves: — Quantities of crude oil or natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty are recoverable under existing economic and operating conditions.
Recoverable reserves: — Coal that can be technically and economically extracted with current mining methods at current prices. Excludes inaccessible deposits.
Billion barrels (B bbl): — Unit for oil reserves. One barrel equals 42 US gallons or about 159 litres.
Trillion cubic feet (TCF): — Unit for natural gas reserves. One TCF is roughly 28.3 billion cubic metres.
Million short tons (M ST): — Unit for coal reserves. One short ton equals 2,000 lb or 907 kg.

Crude oil proved reserves

In 2021, Ethiopia had only negligible proved crude oil reserves.

Natural gas proved reserves

In 2021, Ethiopia held 0.880 trillion cubic feet of proved natural gas reserves. Reserves held roughly steady over the prior decade.

The bottom line

Ethiopia's reserve base was built around natural gas, the cleaner-burning of the fossil fuels.

Kenya

Sudan

Somalia

South Sudan

Eritrea

Djibouti

What to know

Key reserves

Crude oil proved reserves

Natural gas proved reserves

The bottom line

Kenya

Sudan

Somalia

South Sudan

Eritrea

Djibouti

What to know

Key reserves

Crude oil proved reserves

Natural gas proved reserves

The bottom line