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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Eritrea: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 14.3% (2020), 184th of 188 in the world and 42nd of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 59.1 (2022), 195th of 210 in the world and 41st of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.2 (2022), 190th of 208 in the world and 34th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users14.3%2020 · world 184/188 · region 42/46Mobile subscriptions59.12022 · world 195/210 · region 41/48Fixed broadband0.22022 · world 190/208 · region 34/48Fixed telephone2.02022 · world 156/213 · region 8/48
Internet users
EritreaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Eritrea14.3%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
EritreaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Eritrea59.1Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Eritrea in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population14.3%2020184/18842/460.1%0.6%14.3%+13.7 ppsince 201035.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people59.12022195/21041/480.06.354.7+488%since 201290.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.22022190/20834/48·0.00.2+2,615%since 20121.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people2.02022156/2138/481.41.82.0+1.1%since 20120.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people22024213/21546/48·01—since 20139032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population55.3%2024192/21527/4829.3%40.1%51.4%+10.7 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population43.2%2024183/21121/4711.2%19.8%34.1%+18.1 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population78.1%2024195/21332/4879.2%77.5%75.9%+1.1 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population21.0%2024160/19222/484.0%8.0%18.0%+9.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person128 kWh2024139/14924/3280 kWh96 kWh111 kWh+49%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person294 kgoe2024145/15029/32315 kgoe249 kgoe286 kgoe+11%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output11.9%202458/14924/3217.4%12.1%11.8%+2.7 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Eritrea and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Eritrea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorEritreaEthiopiaSudanDjibouti
Internet users14.3%202021.9%202418.6%201765.3%2024
Mobile subscriptions59.1202265.1202470.2202248.52023
Fixed broadband0.220220.620240.120221.52023
Fixed telephone2.020220.620240.320222.52023
Secure servers22024242024220241152024
Electricity access55.3%202456.6%202466.0%202469.2%2024
Electricity access, rural43.2%202444.8%202454.2%202453.9%2024
Electricity access, urban78.1%202495.1%202487.9%202474.9%2024
Clean cooking21.0%20247.0%202447.0%202446.0%2024
Ethiopia: digital & energy accessSudan: digital & energy accessDjibouti: digital & energy access
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