Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 54.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea, 1995–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea stood at 54.4%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea peaked at 54.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 191st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.9% | — |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 22.9% | 28.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.3% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 40.1% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 51.4% | 54.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Eritrea was 54.4% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Eritrea ranks 191st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.