Electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity production from oil sources was 89.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea, 1992–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea is 89.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea peaked at 100.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2018.
Eritrea ranks 30th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100.0% | — |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 98.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 86.7% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.4% | 89.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Eritrea was 89.7% in 2023, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Eritrea ranks 30th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from oil sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.