Eritrea

In brief

Using the internet: 14.4% (2020). World rank 184 of 188 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 52. Electricity use, kWh per person: 128 (2024). World rank 139 of 149; in Africa, 29 of 37. Renewable share of energy use: 80.7% (2021). World rank 15 of 212 (1 = best); in Africa, 13 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: access to electricity 44.6% → 55.3%, electricity use 86 → 128 (kWh per person), and electricity from fossil fuels 93.2% → 90%. Worse than all its neighbours (Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Sudan): access to electricity, electricity from renewables, and electricity from fossil fuels.