Access to electricity in Eritrea
55.3% of people in Eritrea had access to electricity in 2024.
Eritrea, 2024
55.3%
Change from 2023
+0.9percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
193rd of 215
Access to electricity in Eritrea over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Eritrea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.3% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 54.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 44.6%, the figure has changed by +10.7 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Eritrea has the 193rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.