National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2009–Present | Flag of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. [1] |
This is a list of flags used in Ethiopia. For more information about the national flag, see the flag of Ethiopia.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| | 2009–Present | Flag of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. [1] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2021–Present | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
 | 2009–2021 | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
 | 1996–2009 | Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2019–present | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
 | 1975–1996 | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
 | 1974–1975 | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
 | 1955–1974 | War Ensign of Ethiopia | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ?-Present | Ethiopian Air Force flag |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Kunama people | A Horizontal tricolour of black, red and white with a flower in the white stripe. | |
 | Flag of Saho people | A Horizontal tricolour of black (top), white and black with a 5-pointed star in the canton. | |
 | Flag of Kafficho people | A Horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and blue. | |
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | |||
 | 2021–Present | United Front of Ethiopian Federalist and Confederalist Forces | |
 | 2021–Present | Agew Liberation Front | |
 | 2021–present | Gambella Peoples Liberation Army | |
 | 1999–Present | Sidama National Liberation Front | [2] |
 | 1999–present | Red Sea Afar Democratic Organisation | |
 | 1984–Present | Ogaden National Liberation Front | [3] |
 | 1993–Present | Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front | |
 | 1985–Present | Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia | |
 | 1975–Present | Tigray People's Liberation Front | |
 | 1975–Present | Afar Liberation Front | |
 | 1973–Present | Oromo Liberation Front | |
| | Saho People's Democratic Movement | ||
| | Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama | ||
 | Somali State Resistance | ||
 | Benishangul People's Liberation Movement | ||
 | Gambella Peoples Liberation Army | ||
Former | |||
 | 1985-1998 | Gambela People's Liberation Movement | |
 | 1984-1991 | Workers' Party of Ethiopia | [4] |
 | 1982-2019 | Oromo Democratic Party | [5] |
 | 1982-2019 | Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization | |
 | 1973–1989 | Western Somali Liberation Front | |
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Addis Ababa | [6] | |
 |  | Afar | 2012–present | [7] |
 |  | Amhara | 1999–present | [8] |
| |  | Benishangul-Gumuz | [9] | |
 |  | Central Ethiopia | 2023–present | |
 |  | Dire Dawa | [10] | |
| |  | Gambela | [11] | |
 |  | Harari | [12] | |
 |  | Oromia | [13] | |
 |  | Sidama | 2020–present | [14] |
| |  | Somali | 2018–present | [15] |
 |  | South Ethiopia | 2023–present | |
 |  | South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region | 2021–present | |
 |  | Tigray | [16] | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1270-1875 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of Yellow, Red and Green. |
 | 1875-1881 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of red, white and purple with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center. Disputed early version of the post-1897 flag. [17] |
 | 1881-1889 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | 3 triangular pennants of red, yellow and green. [18] |
 | 1897-1914 | Flag of The Ethiopian Empire | A horizontal tricolour of red, yellow and green with the first Ethiopic letter of Emperor Menelik's name superimposed at the center. [19] [20] [21] |
 | 1897-1936 1941-1974 | Official banner of the Emperor | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center. [22] |
 | 1974-1975 | Flag of The Derg | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the Lion of Judah superimposed at the center (without the crown and with a spear). [23] |
 | 1975-1987 | Flag of The Derg | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. |
 | 1987-1991 | Flag of The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. |
 | 1991-1996 | Flag of The Transitional Government of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. [22] |
 | 1996-Present | Flag of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia | A horizontal tricolour of green, yellow and red with the National Emblem superimposed at the center. [24] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1930-1974 | Obverse | [25] |
 | 1930-1974 | Reverse |
The Flag of Ethiopia consists of a green, yellow, and red tricolour with the national emblem, a golden pentagram on a blue disc, superimposed at the center. While the colors green, yellow, and red in combination held symbolic importance since at least the early 17th century, the modern tricolour was first adopted on 11 October 1897 by Menelik II, and the present flag on 31 October 1996.
Ethiopia is currently divided into twelve regions and two chartered cities. Each region or chartered city has its own flag and emblem.