Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Eritrea

Access to electricity in Eritrea in 2024 — 55.3%. Ranked 192 in the world out of 215. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 32.4 pp.

2024 55.3% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 192of 215
Period maximum 55.4%2022
Period minimum 22.9%1995

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Eritrea, 1995–20242030405060199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 22.9%1996: 24.8%1997: 25.9%1998: 27%1999: 28.1%2000: 29.3%2001: 30.3%2002: 32.2%2003: 32.4%2004: 33.4%2005: 34.5%2006: 35.6%2007: 36.7%2008: 37.8%2009: 38.9%2010: 40.1%2011: 41.2%2012: 42.3%2013: 43.5%2014: 44.6%2015: 45.8%2016: 46.9%2017: 48%2018: 49.1%2019: 50.3%2020: 51.4%2021: 52.5%2022: 55.4%2023: 54.4%2024: 55.3%
Change over the period: +32.4 pp Annual average: 1.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea

Eritrea 55.3%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Eritrea, by year Eritrea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 55.3 +0.9 pp
2023 54.4 −1 pp
2022 55.4 +2.9 pp
2021 52.5 +1.1 pp
2020 51.4 +1.1 pp
2019 50.3 +1.2 pp
2018 49.1 +1.1 pp
2017 48 +1.1 pp
2016 46.9 +1.1 pp
2015 45.8 +1.2 pp
2014 44.6 +1.1 pp
2013 43.5 +1.2 pp
2012 42.3 +1.1 pp
2011 41.2 +1.1 pp
2010 40.1 +1.2 pp
2009 38.9 +1.1 pp
2008 37.8 +1.1 pp
2007 36.7 +1.1 pp
2006 35.6 +1.1 pp
2005 34.5 +1.1 pp
2004 33.4 +1 pp
2003 32.4 +0.2 pp
2002 32.2 +1.9 pp
2001 30.3 +1 pp
2000 29.3 +1.2 pp
1999 28.1 +1.1 pp
1998 27 +1.1 pp
1997 25.9 +1.1 pp
1996 24.8 +1.9 pp
1995 22.9

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.