Share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of electricity generation from oil was 88.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea is 88.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2018.
Eritrea ranks 27th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 88.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.0%, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 88.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 6.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 87.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.8% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 24 Guam 91.4% compare
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 91.3% compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 90.9% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 88.9% compare
- 29 Barbados 88.3% compare
- 30 Yemen 87.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Eritrea was 88.9% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2018.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Eritrea ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.