Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea

Eritrea: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.96 million
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
142nd
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.96 million
in 2024
All-time low
463,786
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea, 1995–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1995200920241995: 463.8k1996: 526.9k1997: 556.9k1998: 588.5k1999: 621.8k2000: 658.4k2001: 700.6k2002: 770.5k2003: 808.0k2004: 867.8k2005: 918.1k2006: 962.4k2007: 1.0M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.2M2011: 1.2M2012: 1.3M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.6M2019: 1.6M2020: 1.7M2021: 1.8M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M2024: 2.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 1.96 million for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea peaked at 1.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 463,786, in 1995.

Eritrea ranks 142nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 463,786
1996 526,911 +13.6%
1997 556,857 +5.7%
1998 588,488 +5.7%
1999 621,790 +5.7%
2000 658,380 +5.9%
2001 700,560 +6.4%
2002 770,539 +10.0%
2003 808,025 +4.9%
2004 867,827 +7.4%
2005 918,119 +5.8%
2006 962,447 +4.8%
2007 1.01 million +4.6%
2008 1.06 million +5.7%
2009 1.12 million +5.5%
2010 1.18 million +5.1%
2011 1.24 million +4.6%
2012 1.28 million +4.0%
2013 1.34 million +4.1%
2014 1.38 million +3.2%
2015 1.42 million +3.0%
2016 1.47 million +3.0%
2017 1.51 million +3.2%
2018 1.57 million +3.7%
2019 1.63 million +4.0%
2020 1.69 million +3.8%
2021 1.76 million +4.0%
2022 1.89 million +7.4%
2023 1.89 million -0.0%
2024 1.96 million +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 551,566 463,786 621,790 5
2000s 888,062 658,380 1.12 million 10
2010s 1.40 million 1.18 million 1.63 million 10
2020s 1.84 million 1.69 million 1.96 million 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 139 Slovenia 2.13 million compare
  2. 140 Botswana 2.02 million compare
  3. 141 Liberia 1.96 million compare
  4. 143 Gambia 1.90 million compare
  5. 144 Latvia 1.87 million compare
  6. 145 North Macedonia 1.82 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea was 1.96 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 2024.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 463,786 in 1995.
How does Eritrea rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Eritrea ranks 142nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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