Electricity demand per person in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity demand per person was 127.28 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand per person in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity demand per person in Eritrea stood at 127.28 kilowatt-hours.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Eritrea peaked at 141.19 kilowatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.72 kilowatt-hours, in 2015.
Eritrea ranks 199th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.6 kilowatt-hours | 93.46 kilowatt-hours | 112.27 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.61 kilowatt-hours | 83.72 kilowatt-hours | 123.45 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.49 kilowatt-hours | 124.57 kilowatt-hours | 141.19 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
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- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.8% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 821.25 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 2.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable freshwater resources per person 821.25 cubic meters (2022)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 6,502 tonnes (2022)
- Mineral rents 24.6% (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Eritrea?
- Electricity demand per person in Eritrea was 127.28 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 141.19 kilowatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.72 kilowatt-hours in 2015.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity demand per person?
- Eritrea ranks 199th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.