Renewable energy share in Eritrea

Renewable sources provided 80.7% of final energy consumption in Eritrea in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 1992 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Eritrea, 2021 80.7% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.2percentage points 2020: 80.9%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as Eritrea (2021).
Position in 2021 15th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in Eritrea over time

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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period EritreaWorld
2021 80.7% –
2020 80.9% 19.7%
2019 80.6% 18.6%
2018 80.8% 18.1%
2017 81.6% 17.9%
2016 81.4% 17.6%
2015 81.2% 17.4%
2014 80.5% 17.3%
2013 79.7% 17.2%
2012 78.4% 16.9%
2011 77.1% 16.7%
2010 80.9% 16.7%
2009 81.7% 17.1%
2008 81.4% 16.7%
2007 79.1% 16.5%
2006 77.3% 16.7%
2005 74.7% 16.6%
2004 69.8% 16.8%
2003 75.0% 17.1%
2002 74.7% 17.2%
2001 74.8% 17.2%
2000 76.8% 17.5%
1999 76.1% 17.9%
1998 75.0% 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 80.9% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 77.1%, the figure has changed by +3.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, Eritrea has the 15th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1992 to 2021 for Eritrea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7