Electricity generation from solar and wind in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity generation from solar and wind was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar and wind in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.05 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from solar and wind in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar and wind in Eritrea peaked at 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 140th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 137 Djibouti 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 138 French Polynesia 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 138 Maldives 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 141 Benin 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 141 Cameroon 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 141 Rwanda 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 141 Tanzania 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 141 Zimbabwe 0.04 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 electricity generation from solar and wind in Eritrea?
- Electricity generation from solar and wind in Eritrea was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar and wind recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Eritrea ranks 140th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.