Eritrea Electricity
Generation (2024)#179 World
0.45TWh−6% YoY
Consumption (2024)#181 World
0.4TWh−7.4% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
88%12%
Electricity Generation in Eritrea
- Net electricity generation in Eritrea reached 0.45 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#179 in the world), a decrease of 6% from 0.48 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to < 0.01% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 88% (0.4 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Eritrea and renewables 12% (0.05 terawatt-hours).
- Eritrea reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 2.1% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 12% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Eritrea
- Eritrea consumed 0.4 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#181 in the world), a decrease of 7.4% from 2023. This represents < 0.01% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Eritrea averaged 113.2 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 0.31 kilowatt-hours per day (#193 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Eritrea
- Eritrea had a total installed electricity capacity of 0.23 gigawatts in 2024 (#170 in the world), a decrease of 4.9% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 88.8% and renewables at 11.2% of Eritrea's installed capacity in 2024.
- Eritrea's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 22.5% in 2024, with solar at 24.5%, fossil fuels at 22.3% and wind at 13.8%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Eritrea
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Eritrea.
Grid Efficiency in Eritrea
- Distribution losses in Eritrea were 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 12% of total generation, up from 9.7% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Eritrea
- In 2024, Eritrea generated approximately 0.0012 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.0011 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.00015 terawatt-hours.
Eritrea Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.45 | −6% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.4 | −7.4% | 181 | < 0.01% | 113.2 | 0.23 | −4.9% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2023 | 0.48 | +10.9% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.43 | +12.3% | 177 | < 0.01% | 124.5 | 0.24 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | — | — | 0.05 |
| 2022 | 0.44 | +3.8% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.39 | +3.8% | 180 | < 0.01% | 112.9 | 0.24 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 0.42 | +2% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.37 | +1.9% | 179 | < 0.01% | 110.7 | 0.24 | +3.9% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 0.41 | +2.7% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.36 | +2.6% | 179 | < 0.01% | 110.6 | 0.23 | +7.5% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +2.8% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.35 | +2.8% | 180 | < 0.01% | 109.5 | 0.22 | +0% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2018 | 0.39 | +16.7% | 178 | < 0.01% | 0.35 | +18.4% | 179 | < 0.01% | 108.1 | 0.22 | +0.09% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2017 | 0.33 | +20.9% | 179 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | +21% | 181 | < 0.01% | 92.53 | 0.22 | +28.7% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2016 | 0.28 | +1.8% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +0% | 184 | < 0.01% | 77.13 | 0.17 | +0.66% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2015 | 0.27 | −2.5% | 183 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | −4% | 183 | < 0.01% | 77.6 | 0.17 | +13.5% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 0.28 | −0.36% | 182 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | −0.79% | 182 | < 0.01% | 81.09 | 0.15 | +5.7% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2013 | 0.28 | −13.6% | 181 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | −11.5% | 181 | < 0.01% | 82.29 | 0.14 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 0.32 | −0.92% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.29 | +1.1% | 177 | < 0.01% | 94.17 | 0.14 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2011 | 0.33 | +4.2% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.28 | +3.3% | 175 | < 0.01% | 94.38 | 0.14 | +0% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 0.31 | +5.4% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.27 | +4.6% | 179 | < 0.01% | 93.03 | 0.14 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +2.8% | 177 | < 0.01% | 0.26 | +7.4% | 180 | < 0.01% | 90.72 | 0.14 | +0% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 0.29 | +0.35% | 175 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | −0.41% | 179 | < 0.01% | 86.64 | 0.14 | −16.2% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2007 | 0.29 | +7.1% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.25 | +5.6% | 178 | < 0.01% | 89.31 | 0.17 | +0% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2006 | 0.27 | −6.6% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | −4.1% | 178 | < 0.01% | 85.81 | 0.17 | +0.48% | 162 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2005 | 0.29 | +1.8% | 170 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 90.94 | 0.17 | +0% | 160 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 0.28 | +2.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.24 | +0.86% | 172 | < 0.01% | 90.44 | 0.17 | +0% | 160 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 0.28 | +6.9% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.23 | +7.9% | 173 | < 0.01% | 93.43 | 0.17 | +1.2% | 159 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2002 | 0.26 | +11.2% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.22 | +11.3% | 174 | < 0.01% | 90.26 | 0.16 | +0% | 157 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2001 | 0.23 | +11% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.19 | +12.8% | 173 | < 0.01% | 83.91 | 0.16 | +0% | 156 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.21 | +4.5% | 166 | < 0.01% | 0.17 | +5.5% | 174 | < 0.01% | 76.55 | 0.16 | +173.3% | 154 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1999 | 0.2 | +8.7% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +6.6% | 176 | < 0.01% | 73.66 | 0.06 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 1998 | 0.18 | +3.7% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | +2.4% | 176 | < 0.01% | 70.15 | 0.06 | +0% | 171 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 0.18 | −1.4% | 168 | < 0.01% | 0.15 | −4.8% | 176 | < 0.01% | 69.42 | 0.06 | +0% | 173 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.18 | +11.7% | 167 | < 0.01% | 0.16 | +13.8% | 174 | < 0.01% | 73.76 | 0.06 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +7.3% | 169 | < 0.01% | 0.14 | +5.3% | 175 | < 0.01% | 68.14 | 0.06 | +0% | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | — | 171 | < 0.01% | 0.13 | — | 176 | < 0.01% | 68.45 | 0.06 | — | 172 | < 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 |
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See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.