Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.553 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Eritrea, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.553 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.554 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.229 units per person, in 1995.
That places Eritrea 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.229 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.2476 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2587 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2699 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.281 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.293 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.303 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.322 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.324 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.334 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.345 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.356 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.367 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.378 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.389 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.401 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.412 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.423 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.435 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.446 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.458 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.469 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.48 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.491 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.503 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.514 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.525 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.554 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.544 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.553 units per person | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2572 units per person | 0.229 units per person | 0.281 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3411 units per person | 0.293 units per person | 0.389 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4518 units per person | 0.401 units per person | 0.503 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.538 units per person | 0.514 units per person | 0.554 units per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Eritrea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Eritrea was 0.553 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.554 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.229 units per person in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.