Access to electricity, rural in Eritrea
Eritrea: Access to electricity, rural was 43.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Eritrea, 1995–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 43.2% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Eritrea peaked at 43.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1995.
Eritrea ranks 185th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.1% | — |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 9.5% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.1% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.2% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 19.8% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 34.1% | 43.2% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Eritrea?
- Access to electricity, rural in Eritrea was 43.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1995.
- How does Eritrea rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.