Eritrea — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Eritrea, 1995–2024.
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%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 28 of 48 economies; Somalia, Fed. Rep. (54.40%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 1996. That is 10% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1995 level: doubled by 2015. Doubling roughly every 23 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 131st of 144 in 1995 → 178th of 211 in 2000 → 180th of 215 in 2010 → 186th of 215 in 2020 → 193rd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1995 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.3% | +0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 54.4% | -1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +2.9 pp |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 50.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 48% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 37.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 36.7% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 32.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +1.9 pp |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 28.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 26.99% | +1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 25.87% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 24.76% | +1.9 pp |
| 1995 | 22.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Eritrea’s Electricity access in 1996?
24.76% (1996). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Eritrea’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1995 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +141.5% in total — about 3.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 55.3%; 2023: 54.4%; 2022: 55.4%; 2021: 52.5%; 2020: 51.4%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.