Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person was 113.14 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 113.14 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Eritrea peaked at 126.79 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.72 kilowatt-hours, in 2015.
That places Eritrea 169th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.6 kilowatt-hours | 93.46 kilowatt-hours | 112.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.18 kilowatt-hours | 83.72 kilowatt-hours | 108.02 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.83 kilowatt-hours | 109.38 kilowatt-hours | 126.79 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.8% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 821.25 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 2.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable freshwater resources per person 821.25 cubic meters (2022)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 6,502 tonnes (2022)
- Mineral rents 24.6% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Eritrea?
- Electricity generation from fossil fuels per person in Eritrea was 113.14 kilowatt-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 fossil fuels per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 126.79 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.72 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels per person?
- Eritrea ranks 169th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from fossil fuels per person rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 fossil fuels per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in kilowatt-hours per person.