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Electricity Access by African country
Share of the population with access to electricity. Latest reported value for 54 of 54 countries, ranked. Every row links to the full national series with history and sources.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Electricity Access | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100% | 2023 |
| 2 | Egypt | 100% | 2023 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 100% | 2023 |
| 4 | Morocco | 100% | 2023 |
| 5 | Seychelles | 100% | 2023 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 100% | 2023 |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 98.6% | 2023 |
| 8 | Gabon | 94.1% | 2023 |
| 9 | Comoros | 89.8% | 2023 |
| 10 | Ghana | 89.5% | 2023 |
| 11 | South Africa | 87.7% | 2023 |
| 12 | Eswatini | 86.4% | 2023 |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 81.3% | 2023 |
| 14 | Kenya | 76.2% | 2023 |
| 15 | Botswana | 76% | 2023 |
| 16 | Senegal | 74.2% | 2023 |
| 17 | Libya | 73.2% | 2023 |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.4% | 2023 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 72% | 2023 |
| 20 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.9% | 2023 |
| 21 | Gambia | 66.9% | 2023 |
| 22 | Sudan | 66% | 2023 |
| 23 | Djibouti | 65.2% | 2023 |
| 24 | Rwanda | 63.9% | 2023 |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 62% | 2023 |
| 26 | Nigeria | 61.2% | 2023 |
| 27 | Togo | 59.2% | 2023 |
| 28 | Lesotho | 57.3% | 2023 |
| 29 | Benin | 57% | 2023 |
| 30 | Namibia | 56.7% | 2023 |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 55.4% | 2023 |
| 32 | Mali | 54.5% | 2023 |
| 33 | Eritrea | 54.4% | 2023 |
| 34 | Uganda | 51.5% | 2023 |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 51.3% | 2023 |
| 36 | Angola | 51.1% | 2023 |
| 37 | Guinea | 51.1% | 2023 |
| 38 | Zambia | 51.1% | 2023 |
| 39 | Mauritania | 50.3% | 2023 |
| 40 | Somalia | 50.3% | 2023 |
| 41 | Tanzania | 48.3% | 2023 |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 40.5% | 2023 |
| 43 | Madagascar | 39.4% | 2023 |
| 44 | Mozambique | 36% | 2023 |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 35.5% | 2023 |
| 46 | Liberia | 32.5% | 2023 |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.1% | 2023 |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 21.7% | 2023 |
| 49 | Niger | 20.1% | 2023 |
| 50 | Central African Republic | 17.6% | 2023 |
| 51 | Malawi | 15.6% | 2023 |
| 52 | Chad | 12% | 2023 |
| 53 | Burundi | 11.6% | 2023 |
| 54 | South Sudan | 5.4% | 2023 |
Get this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Electricity Access figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=electricity_access_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of the population with access to electricity?
Algeria has the highest share of the population with access to electricity in Africa at 100% (2023), followed by Egypt and Mauritius.
How many African countries report Electricity Access data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Electricity Access figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=electricity_access_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.