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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 Chad and Egypt.
Share of the rural population with access to electricity. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2012–2024); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Algeria
Chad
EgyptBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Rural Electricity Access | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 100% | |
| 2 | Chad | 100% | |
| 3 | Egypt | 100% | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 100% | |
| 5 | Morocco | 100% | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 100% | |
| 7 | Tunisia | 100% | |
| 8 | Cabo Verde | 97.7% | |
| 9 | Eswatini | 88.3% | |
| 10 | Comoros | 88.2% | |
| 11 | South Africa | 86.3% | |
| 12 | Ghana | 82.6% | |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.1% | |
| 14 | Kenya | 67.1% | |
| 15 | Senegal | 67.1% | |
| 16 | Rwanda | 65.2% | |
| 17 | Sudan | 54.2% | |
| 18 | Djibouti | 53.9% | |
| 19 | Gabon | 51.3% | |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.7% | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 46.6% | |
| 22 | Botswana | 45.9% | |
| 23 | Benin | 45% | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 44.8% | |
| 25 | Uganda | 44.8% | |
| 26 | Eritrea | 43.2% | |
| 27 | Cameroon | 42.7% | |
| 28 | Lesotho | 41.4% | |
| 29 | Namibia | 41.1% | |
| 30 | Gambia | 39.2% | |
| 31 | Togo | 33.9% | |
| 32 | Tanzania | 33.7% | |
| 33 | Mali | 31.4% | |
| 34 | Zambia | 31.3% | |
| 35 | Guinea | 29.4% | |
| 36 | Madagascar | 26.5% | |
| 37 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.9% | |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% | |
| 39 | Somalia | 24.4% | |
| 40 | Nigeria | 23.5% | |
| 41 | Republic of the Congo | 19.4% | |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 12.7% | |
| 43 | Mozambique | 12.3% | |
| 44 | Niger | 10.8% | |
| 45 | Liberia | 9.2% | |
| 46 | Malawi | 6.4% | |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.1% | |
| 48 | Burundi | 3.6% | |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 2% | |
| 50 | Angola | 1.3% | |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1% | |
| 52 | Libya | 0.8% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 53 | Mauritania | 0.8% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 54 | South Sudan | 0.7% |
Mauritius
Morocco
Seychelles
Tunisia
Cabo Verde
Eswatini
Comoros
South Africa
Ghana
Sao Tome and Principe
Kenya
Senegal
Rwanda
Sudan
Djibouti
Gabon
Cote d'Ivoire
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Benin
Ethiopia
Uganda
Eritrea
Cameroon
Lesotho
Namibia
Gambia
Togo
Tanzania
Mali
Zambia
Guinea
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Mozambique
Niger
Liberia
Malawi
Equatorial Guinea
Burundi
Central African Republic
Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Libya
Mauritania
South SudanGet 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% (2024), followed by Chad and Egypt.
Which African country has the lowest share of the rural population with electricity?
South Sudan has the lowest share of the rural population with electricity of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.7% (2024).
How many African countries report Rural Electricity Access data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Rural Electricity Access figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2012–2024). 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=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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