Electricity generation from solar in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity generation from solar was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar 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
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar in Eritrea is 0.05 terawatt-hours, measured 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 in Eritrea peaked at 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 135th of 214 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.
Electricity generation from solar in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2014 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2015 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2016 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2017 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2018 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +400.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.05 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.05 terawatt-hours, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.05 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 132 French Guiana 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 French Polynesia 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 132 Maldives 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Benin 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Cameroon 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Ecuador 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Ethiopia 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Rwanda 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Tanzania 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 136 Zimbabwe 0.04 terawatt-hours 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 electricity generation from solar in Eritrea?
- Electricity generation from solar 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 recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Eritrea ranks 135th out of 214 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.