Ethiopia exposure#
This page summarises the exposure model for Ethiopia in Africa, including national, subnational, and taxonomy-level views.
National summary#
The national exposure profile by occupancy class highlights the distribution of buildings, replacement value, and exposed population.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| COM | 537.3K | 0.0M | $34.6B | 1.65% | 0.00% | 13.05% |
| IND | 190.4K | 0.0M | $25.1B | 0.58% | 0.00% | 9.45% |
| RES | 31,904.1K | 135.5M | $205.7B | 97.77% | 100.00% | 77.50% |

Figure: Relative contribution of occupancy classes to total national exposure in Ethiopia.

Figure: National exposure distribution by taxonomy classes in Ethiopia.

Figure: Building height profile used in the exposure model for Ethiopia.
Subnational summary#
The subnational summary aggregates exposure by first administrative level and supports comparison of spatial concentration of assets.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAME_1 | ||||||
| Oromia | 12,487.1K | 55.0M | $92.5B | 38.27% | 40.59% | 34.86% |
| Amara | 7,226.6K | 26.5M | $60.1B | 22.15% | 19.60% | 22.63% |
| Tigray | 1,783.0K | 7.9M | $24.8B | 5.46% | 5.81% | 9.36% |
| South Ethiopia | 2,238.1K | 8.8M | $17.8B | 6.86% | 6.49% | 6.70% |
| Central Ethiopia | 2,215.0K | 8.7M | $16.4B | 6.79% | 6.44% | 6.17% |
| Somali | 1,906.5K | 7.5M | $14.8B | 5.84% | 5.51% | 5.57% |
| Sidama | 1,346.3K | 5.3M | $10.9B | 4.13% | 3.91% | 4.10% |
| Southwest Ethiopia Peoples | 1,250.8K | 4.9M | $10.0B | 3.83% | 3.62% | 3.76% |
| Addis Ababa | 892.7K | 4.6M | $7.5B | 2.74% | 3.36% | 2.81% |
| Afar | 560.6K | 2.2M | $4.6B | 1.72% | 1.60% | 1.74% |
| Benshangul-Gumaz | 365.9K | 2.1M | $2.8B | 1.12% | 1.53% | 1.05% |
| Dire Dawa | 120.9K | 0.8M | $1.3B | 0.37% | 0.56% | 0.50% |
| Gambela Peoples | 164.7K | 0.6M | $1.3B | 0.50% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| Harari People | 73.7K | 0.7M | $0.7B | 0.23% | 0.50% | 0.27% |

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by occupancy class across first-level administrative units.

Figure: Subnational distribution of exposure by taxonomy classes across first-level administrative units.
Taxonomy summary#
The taxonomy summary provides a detailed view of building classes represented in the national exposure model.

Figure: Distribution of exposure by detailed taxonomy classes in Ethiopia.
| BUILDINGS | POPULATION | TOTAL_COST | BUILDINGS_% | POPULATION_% | TOTAL_COST_% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACRO_TAXONOMY | TAXONOMY | OCCUPANCY | ||||||
| W | W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 12,707,334 | 53,384,695 | $72,351.7M | 38.94% | 39.41% | 27.26% |
| W+WWD/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 5,309,853 | 22,879,161 | $50,775.4M | 16.27% | 16.89% | 19.13% | |
| ADO|ST|E | E+ETO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 6,051,112 | 25,421,281 | $16,604.5M | 18.54% | 18.76% | 6.26% |
| MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 794,825 | 3,400,395 | $11,307.4M | 2.44% | 2.51% | 4.26% | |
| OT | INF/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/EWV/RES | RES | 2,455,630 | 10,064,776 | $8,996.7M | 7.53% | 7.43% | 3.39% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 815,206 | 3,400,404 | $6,905.3M | 2.50% | 2.51% | 2.60% |
| MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 45,507 | 0 | $5,391.2M | 0.14% | 0.00% | 2.03% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 535,589 | 2,233,974 | $4,811.6M | 1.64% | 1.65% | 1.81% |
| W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 117,678 | 0 | $4,487.5M | 0.36% | 0.00% | 1.69% | |
| W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 58,839 | 0 | $4,487.4M | 0.18% | 0.00% | 1.69% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 15,169 | 0 | $3,920.9M | 0.05% | 0.00% | 1.48% |
| MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 130,925 | 573,400 | $3,725.1M | 0.40% | 0.42% | 1.40% | |
| MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 31,979 | 0 | $3,436.3M | 0.10% | 0.00% | 1.29% | |
| MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 63,947 | 0 | $3,436.2M | 0.20% | 0.00% | 1.29% | |
| MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 119,278 | 525,594 | $3,393.7M | 0.37% | 0.39% | 1.28% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 549,320 | 2,233,974 | $2,938.4M | 1.68% | 1.65% | 1.11% |
| W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 214,003 | 1,116,902 | $2,808.8M | 0.66% | 0.82% | 1.06% | |
| MUR | MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 194,797 | 911,248 | $2,620.7M | 0.60% | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 19,608 | 0 | $2,588.5M | 0.06% | 0.00% | 0.98% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 23,884 | 0 | $2,484.5M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.94% |
| MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 47,786 | 0 | $2,484.5M | 0.15% | 0.00% | 0.94% | |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 275,906 | 1,150,821 | $2,478.7M | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.93% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 60,625 | 0 | $2,311.7M | 0.19% | 0.00% | 0.87% | |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 30,320 | 0 | $2,311.7M | 0.09% | 0.00% | 0.87% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 134,280 | 573,389 | $2,274.9M | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.86% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 21,529 | 0 | $2,084.1M | 0.07% | 0.00% | 0.79% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 122,333 | 525,590 | $2,072.5M | 0.37% | 0.39% | 0.78% |
| W | W+WBB/LN/CDN+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 374,882 | 1,602,773 | $1,995.4M | 1.15% | 1.18% | 0.75% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 24,996 | 0 | $1,832.7M | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 199,792 | 911,266 | $1,600.4M | 0.61% | 0.67% | 0.60% | |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 7,175 | 0 | $1,514.8M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.57% |
| W | W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 282,981 | 1,150,827 | $1,513.7M | 0.87% | 0.85% | 0.57% |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 110,247 | 575,356 | $1,446.9M | 0.34% | 0.42% | 0.55% | |
| W/LWAL/CDL+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 10,103 | 0 | $1,333.3M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.50% | |
| MUR | MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 8,335 | 0 | $1,332.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.50% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 11,096 | 0 | $1,073.5M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.40% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 10,721 | 357,871 | $1,029.6M | 0.03% | 0.26% | 0.39% |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 10,615 | 0 | $1,027.4M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.39% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 8,467 | 0 | $1,002.9M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.38% |
| S | S+SL/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 3,702 | 0 | $779.8M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 14,511 | 0 | $779.7M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.29% |
| MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 7,253 | 0 | $779.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.29% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 3,551 | 0 | $747.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.28% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 2,820 | 0 | $729.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.27% |
| MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 5,809 | 0 | $688.4M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 6,340 | 0 | $681.1M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 12,676 | 0 | $681.1M | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| OT | MATO/LN/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 160,917 | 649,742 | $642.6M | 0.49% | 0.48% | 0.24% |
| ME+MEO/LWAL/CDN+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 129,221 | 566,316 | $599.4M | 0.40% | 0.42% | 0.23% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 5,461 | 0 | $529.3M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 4,449 | 0 | $527.2M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.20% |
| MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,934 | 0 | $500.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| MUR+STRUB+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 1,344 | 0 | $499.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.19% | |
| MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 30,295 | 139,251 | $431.0M | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.16% | |
| S | S/LFM/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 1,820 | 0 | $384.3M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,479 | 0 | $383.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.14% |
| MUR | MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 1,004 | 0 | $358.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 56,398 | 260,867 | $343.5M | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.13% |
| MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,767 | 60,327 | $339.0M | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.13% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/IND | IND | 4,400 | 0 | $323.1M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 1,605 | 55,318 | $309.0M | 0.00% | 0.04% | 0.12% |
| MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 31,073 | 139,248 | $263.2M | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% | |
| MUR | MUR+CLBLH/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 2,629 | 95,918 | $238.6M | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.09% |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/IND | IND | 1,461 | 0 | $234.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.09% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/RES | RES | 17,317 | 81,466 | $218.3M | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.08% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 4,091 | 0 | $212.7M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 2,049 | 0 | $212.4M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.08% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 57,842 | 260,897 | $209.8M | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.08% |
| MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 1,579 | 0 | $169.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 3,145 | 0 | $169.0M | 0.01% | 0.00% | 0.06% | |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/RES | RES | 17,761 | 81,475 | $133.3M | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STDRE+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 307 | 0 | $112.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:1/COM | COM | 10,260 | 0 | $106.7M | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:2/COM | COM | 5,133 | 0 | $106.7M | 0.02% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MUR+STDRE+MOM/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 267 | 0 | $98.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.04% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 1,221 | 5,569 | $43.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/RES | RES | 762 | 4,325 | $39.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 412 | 14,578 | $39.2M | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:3/COM | COM | 214 | 0 | $36.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/RES | RES | 946 | 4,313 | $33.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 316 | 0 | $32.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 758 | 27,278 | $31.1M | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 78 | 0 | $28.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 519 | 0 | $27.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/COM | COM | 255 | 0 | $27.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 1,253 | 5,582 | $26.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4-7/COM | COM | 53 | 0 | $24.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+STRUB+MOC/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 63 | 0 | $23.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 629 | 2,870 | $22.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/RES | RES | 389 | 2,172 | $19.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MUR | MUR+CL/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/RES | RES | 234 | 8,449 | $19.6M | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 191 | 0 | $18.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/RES | RES | 491 | 2,230 | $17.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| ADO|ST|E | MUR+ADO/LWAL/CDN+ERN/H:3/COM | COM | 214 | 0 | $15.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 265 | 0 | $14.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 134 | 0 | $14.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 647 | 2,885 | $13.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 65 | 0 | $13.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:1/IND | IND | 138 | 0 | $13.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:4-7/RES | RES | 33 | 1,793 | $11.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:3/COM | COM | 65 | 0 | $10.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/COM | COM | 104 | 0 | $10.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:2/IND | IND | 48 | 0 | $9.5M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/COM | COM | 174 | 0 | $9.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3-6/RES | RES | 34 | 1,215 | $8.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDM+ERM/H:3-6/COM | COM | 25 | 0 | $7.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 70 | 0 | $6.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/IND | IND | 70 | 0 | $6.7M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>7/COM | COM | 4 | 0 | $6.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/COM | COM | 15 | 0 | $6.2M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:1/RES | RES | 280 | 1,249 | $5.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:4-7/RES | RES | 17 | 932 | $5.9M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 22 | 0 | $4.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:2/IND | IND | 22 | 0 | $4.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/RES | RES | 15 | 554 | $3.6M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR+ | CR/LFINF/CDM+ERM/H:>7/RES | RES | 7 | 533 | $3.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/RES | RES | 141 | 625 | $3.0M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:1/COM | COM | 59 | 0 | $2.8M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| MR|MCF | MCF+CL/LWAL/CDL+ERL/H:3-6/COM | COM | 7 | 0 | $2.3M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR- | CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/COM | COM | 2 | 0 | $2.1M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| CR/LFINF/CDL+ERL/H:>7/RES | RES | 4 | 249 | $1.4M | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |