Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eritrea
Eritrea: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eritrea is 0.05 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eritrea peaked at 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.011 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 164 Djibouti 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 164 Samoa 0.07 terawatt-hours compare
- 166 Maldives 0.06 terawatt-hours compare
- 168 Benin 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 168 Guyana 0.04 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Antigua and Barbuda 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Cayman Islands 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
- 170 Niger 0.03 terawatt-hours compare
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 3.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.25 million (2025)
- Urban population 34.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.21 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 19.10 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.21 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.21 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eritrea?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Eritrea was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 terawatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Eritrea ranks 167th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.