Share of the population with access to electricity: Eritrea
55.3% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 30 years from 1995 to 2024 are below.
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% 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 |
| 2012 | 42.3 |
| 2011 | 41.2 |
| 2010 | 40.1 |
| 2009 | 38.9 |
| 2008 | 37.8 |
| 2007 | 36.7 |
| 2006 | 35.6 |
| 2005 | 34.5 |
| 2004 | 33.4 |
| 2003 | 32.4 |
| 2002 | 32.2 |
| 2001 | 30.3 |
| 2000 | 29.3 |
| 1999 | 28.099936 |
| 1998 | 26.989695 |
| 1997 | 25.87461 |
| 1996 | 24.755447 |
| 1995 | 22.9 |