Access to electricity (% of total population) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 46.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Eritrea, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Eritrea stood at 46.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Eritrea peaked at 46.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1990.
That places Eritrea 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.8% | — |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 21.3% | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 22.5% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 29.2% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 38.6% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 46.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 46.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 17.8% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 29.2% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 39.7% | 46.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Eritrea?
- Access to electricity in Eritrea was 46.7% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for access to electricity?
- Eritrea ranks 188th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.