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shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
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// $_ exec

$ shortage country get ERI
> stress_index: 0.70 CRITICAL
> 2 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/ERI·region: East Africa·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/ERI

Eritrea / ERI

ISO ERIER│capital: Asmara│region: East Africa│population: 3.7M
CRITICAL
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.70

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.70

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$2.5 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$650
AREA117,600 km²
POPULATION3.7M
INFLATION · 20266.5%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20276%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y8%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP165%
UNEMPLOYMENT6%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS53%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil30 30.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables70 70.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.005 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY100%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY40%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilwheatwater

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER15days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Eritrea, one of the world's most closed and isolated states, imports all of its fuel and runs a minimal grid heavily reliant on ageing diesel plants, with limited solar being added. Recurrent drought and a command economy leave much of the population food-insecure. Reliable data is scarce.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESShigh
DROUGHTsevere

Eritrea faces severe drought and water scarcity, dependent on seasonal rivers and reservoirs.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS

No major lake or reservoir

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

2 events recorded
2026-02-19ECONFuel and foreign-exchange strain grips East AfricaEast African Community2025-07-15CLIMDrought deepens across the Horn of AfricaFEWS NET

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// EAFRICA-FX-2026

East African foreign-exchange and fuel squeeze.

prob 0.46
severity 3.2 / 5 · revision 2026-05-06watch · 10 East African economies · fuel + FX + food
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · imported fuel stocksAll fuel is imported into a highly isolated economy.low15daysCRITICAL
Electricity · ageing diesel and solarA minimal grid relies on ageing diesel plants, with limited solar being added.fragile—CRITICAL
Grain · commercial and aid stocksDrought and a command economy leave much of the population food-insecure.low35daysCRITICAL

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS60
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +13%
RANK · WORLD#169
MiningAgriculture
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/ERI | jq '.stress'
> 0.70
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/ERI·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=ERI)·license: CC-BY-4.0