Total electricity output in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total electricity output was 406 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Eritrea, 1992–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Eritrea stood at 406 GWh. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Eritrea peaked at 406 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 146 GWh, in 1992.
Eritrea ranks 180th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 146 GWh | — |
| 1993 | 151 GWh | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 161 GWh | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 172 GWh | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 193 GWh | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 214 GWh | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 195 GWh | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 214 GWh | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 210 GWh | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 233 GWh | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 259 GWh | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 277 GWh | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 283 GWh | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 288 GWh | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 269 GWh | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 288 GWh | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 287 GWh | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 295 GWh | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 311 GWh | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 337 GWh | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 359 GWh | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 363 GWh | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 370 GWh | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 406 GWh | +9.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 406 GWh is below the median for low income countries, which is 999.16 GWh, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 406 GWh is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180.75 GWh | 146 GWh | 214 GWh | 8 |
| 2000s | 268.9 GWh | 210 GWh | 295 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 357.67 GWh | 311 GWh | 406 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 177 Northern Mariana Islands 429.8 GWh compare
- 178 Cape Verde 421.11 GWh compare
- 179 Belize 416.95 GWh compare
- 181 Djibouti 405 GWh compare
- 182 Maldives 391.48 GWh compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 381.27 GWh compare
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 total electricity output in Eritrea?
- Total electricity output in Eritrea was 406 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 406 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 GWh in 1992.
- How does Eritrea rank for total electricity output?
- Eritrea ranks 180th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants