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 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
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
- 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 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 208 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.