Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.96 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Eritrea, 1995–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 1.96 million people 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 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 463,786 people, 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 | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 463,786 people | — |
| 1996 | 526,911 people | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 556,857 people | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 588,488 people | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 621,790 people | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 658,380 people | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 700,560 people | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 770,539 people | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 808,025 people | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 867,827 people | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 918,119 people | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 962,447 people | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million people | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 1.06 million people | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.12 million people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million people | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million people | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million people | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million people | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million people | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million people | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.76 million people | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89 million people | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.89 million people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million people | +3.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.96 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.26 million people, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.96 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 551,566 people | 463,786 people | 621,790 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 888,062 people | 658,380 people | 1.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.63 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 million people | 1.69 million people | 1.96 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More energy & mining data for Eritrea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
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 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 463,786 people 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 Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.