Eritrea Electricity Access 1995-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Eritrea electricity access for 2022 was 55.40%, a 2.9% increase from 2021.
  • Eritrea electricity access for 2021 was 52.50%, a 1.1% increase from 2020.
  • Eritrea electricity access for 2020 was 51.40%, a 1.1% increase from 2019.
  • Eritrea electricity access for 2019 was 50.30%, a 1.2% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Eritrea Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 55.40% 2.90%
2021 52.50% 1.10%
2020 51.40% 1.10%
2019 50.30% 1.20%
2018 49.10% 1.10%
2017 48.00% 1.10%
2016 46.90% 1.10%
2015 45.80% 1.20%
2014 44.60% 1.10%
2013 43.50% 1.20%
2012 42.30% 1.10%
2011 41.20% 1.10%
2010 40.10% 1.20%
2009 38.90% 1.10%
2008 37.80% 1.10%
2007 36.70% 1.10%
2006 35.60% 1.10%
2005 34.50% 1.10%
2004 33.40% 1.00%
2003 32.40% 0.20%
2002 32.20% 1.90%
2001 30.30% 1.00%
2000 29.30% 1.20%
1999 28.10% 1.11%
1998 26.99% 1.12%
1997 25.87% 1.12%
1996 24.76% 1.86%
1995 22.90% 1.86%