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Eritrea — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Eritrea, 1995–2024.
Latest value · 2024
55.30%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +141.5% since 1995
Electricity access for Eritrea was 55.30% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1995 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 55.40% in 2022. The lowest was 22.90% in 1995 (about 2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.09% per year.
Eritrea ranks 193 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 90%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Eritrea sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 24%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
55.30%
First (1995)
22.90%
Change
+141.5%
Highest
55.40%
in 2022
Lowest
22.90%
in 1995
Average
39.68%
Annual growth (CAGR)
3.09%
Years of data
30
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.3% |
| 2023 | 54.4% |
| 2022 | 55.4% |
| 2021 | 52.5% |
| 2020 | 51.4% |
| 2019 | 50.3% |
| 2018 | 49.1% |
| 2017 | 48% |
| 2016 | 46.9% |
| 2015 | 45.8% |
| 2014 | 44.6% |
| 2013 | 43.5% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.