Electricity generation from oil in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity generation from oil was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from oil in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Eritrea is 0.4 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Eritrea peaked at 0.44 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.21 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.21 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.23 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.28 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.29 terawatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.31 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.32 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 terawatt-hours | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.27 terawatt-hours | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.33 terawatt-hours | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.34 terawatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.35 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.36 terawatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.37 terawatt-hours | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.39 terawatt-hours | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.44 terawatt-hours | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4 terawatt-hours | -9.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.268 terawatt-hours | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.304 terawatt-hours | 0.26 terawatt-hours | 0.35 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.392 terawatt-hours | 0.36 terawatt-hours | 0.44 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More energy & mining data for Eritrea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 electricity generation from oil in Eritrea?
- Electricity generation from oil in Eritrea was 0.4 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Eritrea ranks 114th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.