Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.447 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea is 0.447 people per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.707 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.446 people per person, in 2022.
That places Eritrea 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.707 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.697 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.678 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.676 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.666 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.655 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.644 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.633 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.622 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.611 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.599 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.588 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.577 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.565 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.554 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.542 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.531 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.52 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.509 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.497 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.486 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.475 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.446 people per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.456 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.447 people per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6589 people per person | 0.611 people per person | 0.707 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5482 people per person | 0.497 people per person | 0.599 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.462 people per person | 0.446 people per person | 0.486 people per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Eritrea was 0.447 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.707 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.446 people per person in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 23rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.