Electricity net consumption in Eritrea

Eritrea: Electricity net consumption was 0.3945 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3945
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
171st
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.3945
in 2019
All-time low
0.131
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Electricity net consumption in Eritrea, 1994–2019

0.10.20.30.41994200620191994: 0.1311995: 0.1381996: 0.1571997: 0.1491998: 0.1531999: 0.1632000: 0.1592001: 0.182002: 0.2012003: 0.2162004: 0.2182005: 0.2252006: 0.2162007: 0.2282008: 0.2272009: 0.2442010: 0.2552011: 0.2632012: 0.2672013: 0.2762014: 0.2792015: 0.2842016: 0.2882017: 0.3612018: 0.3812019: 0.394

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity net consumption in Eritrea is 0.3945, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Eritrea peaked at 0.3945 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1994.

Eritrea ranks 171st of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Electricity net consumption in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Electricity net consumption in Eritrea, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 0.131
1995 0.138 +5.3%
1996 0.157 +13.8%
1997 0.149 -5.1%
1998 0.153 +2.7%
1999 0.163 +6.5%
2000 0.159 -2.5%
2001 0.18 +13.2%
2002 0.201 +11.7%
2003 0.216 +7.5%
2004 0.218 +0.9%
2005 0.225 +3.2%
2006 0.216 -4.0%
2007 0.228 +5.6%
2008 0.227 -0.4%
2009 0.244 +7.5%
2010 0.2555 +4.7%
2011 0.2628 +2.9%
2012 0.2671 +1.7%
2013 0.2757 +3.2%
2014 0.2793 +1.3%
2015 0.2839 +1.6%
2016 0.2885 +1.6%
2017 0.3612 +25.2%
2018 0.3813 +5.6%
2019 0.3945 +3.5%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 0.3945 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.22, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 0.3945 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electricity net consumption in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +25.2% 0.2885 0.3612

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1485 0.131 0.163 6
2000s 0.2114 0.159 0.244 10
2010s 0.305 0.2555 0.3945 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 168 Seychelles 0.4639 compare
  2. 169 Burundi 0.4408 compare
  3. 170 Cape Verde 0.4369 compare
  4. 172 Faroe Islands 0.3586 compare
  5. 173 Haiti 0.339 compare
  6. 174 Saint Lucia 0.3225 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity net consumption in Eritrea?
Electricity net consumption in Eritrea was 0.3945 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.3945 in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1994.
How does Eritrea rank for electricity net consumption?
Eritrea ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity net consumption
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 7,699 data points, 1980–2020
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