Primary energy use in Eritrea
Eritrea: Primary energy use was 3.14 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary energy use in Eritrea, 1994–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 3.14 terawatt-hours for primary energy use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary energy use in Eritrea peaked at 5.07 terawatt-hours in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.7 terawatt-hours, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.57 terawatt-hours | 3.88 terawatt-hours | 5.07 terawatt-hours | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.64 terawatt-hours | 1.7 terawatt-hours | 3.39 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 terawatt-hours | 2.05 terawatt-hours | 2.63 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.85 terawatt-hours | 2.53 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 176 Cayman Islands 3.55 terawatt-hours compare
- 177 Djibouti 3.51 terawatt-hours compare
- 178 Liberia 3.2 terawatt-hours compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 3.12 terawatt-hours compare
- 181 Cape Verde 3.11 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 East Timor 2.78 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Eritrea
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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 primary energy use in Eritrea?
- Primary energy use in Eritrea was 3.14 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary energy use recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 terawatt-hours in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary energy use recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7 terawatt-hours in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for primary energy use?
- Eritrea ranks 179th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary energy use rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours of total energy supply.