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Electricity Access by African country
Algeria has the highest share of the population with access to electricity of any African country, at 100%, ahead of Egypt and Mauritius.
Share of the population with access to electricity. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
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| # | Country | Electricity Access | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100% | |
| 2 | Egypt | 100% | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 100% | |
| 4 | Morocco | 100% | |
| 5 | Seychelles | 100% | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 100% | |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 98.4% | |
| 8 | Gabon | 95.1% | |
| 9 | Ghana | 91.9% | |
| 10 | Comoros | 91.7% | |
| 11 | South Africa | 90.2% | |
| 12 | Eswatini | 89.3% | |
| 13 | Senegal | 82.9% | |
| 14 | Botswana | 80.2% | |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.7% | |
| 16 | Libya | 77.4% | |
| 17 | Kenya | 77% | |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.9% | |
| 19 | Cameroon | 72% | |
| 20 | Rwanda | 72% | |
| 21 | Djibouti | 69.2% | |
| 22 | Gambia | 69% | |
| 23 | Sudan | 66% | |
| 24 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.1% | |
| 25 | Nigeria | 62.5% | |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 62% | |
| 27 | Togo | 61.1% | |
| 28 | Lesotho | 60.6% | |
| 29 | Namibia | 59.3% | |
| 30 | Benin | 59% | |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 56.6% | |
| 32 | Angola | 55.5% | |
| 33 | Eritrea | 55.3% | |
| 34 | Uganda | 55.3% | |
| 35 | Somalia | 54.4% | |
| 36 | Guinea | 53.8% | |
| 37 | Zambia | 53.6% | |
| 38 | Republic of the Congo | 53% | |
| 39 | Tanzania | 52.4% | |
| 40 | Mauritania | 52.2% | |
| 41 | Mali | 49.5% | |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.7% | |
| 43 | Madagascar | 42.5% | |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 39.2% | |
| 45 | Mozambique | 36.9% | |
| 46 | Liberia | 34.9% | |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 34% | |
| 48 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.5% | |
| 49 | Niger | 21.3% | |
| 50 | Burundi | 20.1% | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 18.2% | |
| 52 | Malawi | 15.6% | |
| 53 | Chad | 13.4% | |
| 54 | South Sudan | 5.4% |
Morocco
Seychelles
Tunisia
Cabo Verde
Gabon
Ghana
Comoros
South Africa
Eswatini
Senegal
Botswana
Sao Tome and Principe
Libya
Kenya
Cote d'Ivoire
Cameroon
Rwanda
Djibouti
Gambia
Sudan
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Togo
Lesotho
Namibia
Benin
Ethiopia
Angola
Eritrea
Uganda
Somalia
Guinea
Zambia
Republic of the Congo
Tanzania
Mauritania
Mali
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Liberia
Burkina Faso
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Niger
Burundi
Central African Republic
Malawi
Chad
South SudanGet 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" \
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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% (2024), followed by Egypt and Mauritius.
Which African country has the lowest share of the population with access to electricity?
South Sudan has the lowest share of the population with access to electricity of the 54 African countries with data, at 5.4% (2024).
How many African countries report Electricity Access data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Electricity Access figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its 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.
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