Access to electricity, urban in Eritrea
Eritrea: Access to electricity, urban was 78.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity, urban in Eritrea, 1995–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Eritrea is 78.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Eritrea peaked at 80.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 2022.
Eritrea ranks 197th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80.6% | — |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.4% | 80.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 77.6% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 76.1% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.5% | 78.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 194 Mozambique 79.8% compare
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 78.9% compare
- 196 Uganda 78.3% compare
- 198 Angola 78.0% compare
- 199 Namibia 77.2% compare
- 200 Madagascar 75.9% compare
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Eritrea?
- Access to electricity, urban in Eritrea was 78.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Eritrea ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.