Ethiopia Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 3.3 / 5

We advise caution when travelling to Ethiopia. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 3.7 / 5

Ethiopia shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Ethiopia), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Somalia (5), Sudan (4.1), Eritrea (3.4), Kenya with 3.2 and Djibouti with 3 (of 5).

Ethiopia with its capital Addis Ababa is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Texas (1,127,127 km²). The country is located Eastern Africa, west of Somalia. The climate can be described as tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation. The landscape is high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley. With a population of about 78.25 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Ethiopia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

• deforestation
• desertification
• overgrazing
• soil erosion
• water shortages in some areas from water-intensive farming and poor management

Natural hazzards

• frequent droughts
• geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions
• volcanic activity in the Great Rift Valley; Erta Ale (613 m), which has caused frequent lava flows in recent years, is the country's most active volcano; Dabbahu became active in 2005, forcing evacuations; other historically active volcanoes include Alayt

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ethiopia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. beverages
2. cement
3. chemicals
4. food processing
5. garments
6. leather
7. metals processing
8. textiles

Agriculture products

1. cattle
2. cereals
3. coffee
4. cotton
5. cut flowers
6. fish
7. goats
8. hides
9. khat
10. oilseed

Ethiopian Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Ethiopia.

Export products

1. by value)
2. coffee
3. edible vegetables
4. flowers (7%)
5. gold (13%)
6. khat (17%)
7. live animals (7%)
8. meat products (3%)
9. oilseeds (17%)
10. raw leather products (3%)

Import products

1. (10%)
2. (13%)
3. (14%)
4. aircraft
5. by value)
6. chemicals
7. electrical materials
8. fertilizers (4%)
9. machinery
10. metal

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Ethiopia?

Ethiopia is currently rated at 3,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Ethiopia.

Is it safe to travel Ethiopia in 2020?

Visiting the country Ethiopia is usually fine. The score is at 3,3 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.

How many travel advisories do you know for Ethiopia?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Ethiopia.

What is the current Corona virus situation in Ethiopia?

There are currently 52 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ethiopia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 2 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ethiopia.

What is the size of Ethiopia?

Ethiopia has a size of 1,127,127 km² or 435,186 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.