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Rural Electricity Access by African country
Algeria has the highest share of the rural population with electricity of any African country, at 100%, ahead of Egypt and Mauritius.
Share of the rural population with access to electricity. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
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| # | Country | Rural Electricity Access | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100% | |
| 2 | Egypt | 100% | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 100% | |
| 4 | Morocco | 100% | |
| 5 | Seychelles | 100% | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 100% | |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 96.9% | |
| 8 | South Africa | 94% | |
| 9 | Comoros | 86.1% | |
| 10 | Eswatini | 84.9% | |
| 11 | Ghana | 77.8% | |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.6% | |
| 13 | Kenya | 67.9% | |
| 14 | Rwanda | 57.9% | |
| 15 | Senegal | 56.5% | |
| 16 | Sudan | 54% | |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 51.4% | |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48% | |
| 19 | Lesotho | 45.2% | |
| 20 | Benin | 43.7% | |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 43.6% | |
| 22 | Uganda | 42.4% | |
| 23 | Eritrea | 37.1% | |
| 24 | Djibouti | 37% | |
| 25 | Gambia | 35.3% | |
| 26 | Namibia | 34.1% | |
| 27 | Nigeria | 32.9% | |
| 28 | Togo | 30.5% | |
| 29 | Gabon | 29% | |
| 30 | Tanzania | 27.9% | |
| 31 | Cameroon | 26% | |
| 32 | Guinea | 25.7% | |
| 33 | Botswana | 25% | |
| 34 | Somalia | 23.9% | |
| 35 | Mali | 22.7% | |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 20.7% | |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 19% | |
| 38 | Zambia | 17.6% | |
| 39 | Madagascar | 14.6% | |
| 40 | Republic of the Congo | 10.8% | |
| 41 | Niger | 10.4% | |
| 42 | Liberia | 9.3% | |
| 43 | Mozambique | 8.9% | |
| 44 | Angola | 7.3% | |
| 45 | Malawi | 6.1% | |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.4% | |
| 47 | Burundi | 2.3% | |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 2.3% | |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 2% | |
| 50 | South Sudan | 1.8% | |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1% | |
| 52 | Libya | 0.8% | |
| 53 | Mauritania | 0.8% | |
| 54 | Chad | 0.4% |
Morocco
Seychelles
Tunisia
Cabo Verde
South Africa
Comoros
Eswatini
Ghana
Sao Tome and Principe
Kenya
Rwanda
Senegal
Sudan
Zimbabwe
Cote d'Ivoire
Lesotho
Benin
Ethiopia
Uganda
Eritrea
Djibouti
Gambia
Namibia
Nigeria
Togo
Gabon
Tanzania
Cameroon
Guinea
Botswana
Somalia
Mali
Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone
Zambia
Madagascar
Republic of the Congo
Niger
Liberia
Mozambique
Angola
Malawi
Equatorial Guinea
Burundi
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
South Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Libya
Mauritania
ChadGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Rural 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=rural_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 rural population with electricity?
Algeria has the highest share of the rural population with electricity in Africa at 100% (2023), followed by Egypt and Mauritius.
Which African country has the lowest share of the rural population with electricity?
Chad has the lowest share of the rural population with electricity of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.4% (2023).
How many African countries report Rural Electricity Access data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Rural 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=rural_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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