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
Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea, 1995–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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