Renewable electricity in Eritrea
Eritrea: Renewable electricity was 0.5% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Renewable electricity in Eritrea, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in % in total electricity output.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.5% for renewable electricity in 2015.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity in Eritrea peaked at 0.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 185th of 233 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable electricity in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % in total electricity output | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.5% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +114.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -4.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.6%, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.2%, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +114.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
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 renewable electricity in Eritrea?
- Renewable electricity in Eritrea was 0.5% in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable electricity recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for renewable electricity?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 233 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable electricity rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable electricity (% in total electricity output): Share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants