Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 79.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 248 countries
All-time high
89.9%
in 1992
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eritrea, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 79.6% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eritrea peaked at 89.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 16th out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 89.9% | — |
| 1993 | 83.6% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 80.1% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 75.0% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 80.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | -0.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 79.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 79.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 0.0% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 69.8% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 77.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 81.0% | 4 |
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 renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eritrea?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Eritrea was 79.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Eritrea ranks 16th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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