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Electricity Access by African country

2024

Share of the population with access to electricity.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
61.6%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Algeria · 100.0%Lowest in 2024South Sudan · 5.4%Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 52.4%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 22.5%Somalia — 54.4%Kenya — 77.0%Sudan — 66.0%Chad — 13.4%South Africa — 90.2%Lesotho — 60.6%Zimbabwe — 62.0%Botswana — 80.2%Namibia — 59.3%Senegal — 82.9%Mali — 49.5%Mauritania — 52.2%Benin — 59.0%Niger — 21.3%Nigeria — 62.5%Cameroon — 72.0%Togo — 61.1%Ghana — 91.9%Cote d'Ivoire — 72.9%Guinea — 53.8%Guinea-Bissau — 43.7%Liberia — 34.9%Sierra Leone — 39.2%Burkina Faso — 34.0%Central African Republic — 18.2%Republic of the Congo — 53.0%Gabon — 95.1%Equatorial Guinea — 65.1%Zambia — 53.6%Malawi — 15.6%Mozambique — 36.9%Eswatini — 89.3%Angola — 55.5%Burundi — 20.1%Madagascar — 42.5%Gambia — 69.0%Tunisia — 100.0%Algeria — 100.0%Eritrea — 55.3%Morocco — 100.0%Egypt — 100.0%Libya — 77.4%Ethiopia — 56.6%Djibouti — 69.2%Uganda — 55.3%Rwanda — 72.0%South Sudan — 5.4%Nigeria 62.5%Nigeria 62.5%Ethiopia 56.6%Ethiopia 56.6%Kenya 77.0%Kenya 77.0%South Africa 90.2%South Africa 90.2%2024HIGHEST IN 2024Algeria100.0%Egypt100.0%Mauritiusnot drawn100.0%Morocco100.0%Seychellesnot drawn100.0%LOWEST IN 2024South Sudan5.4%Chad13.4%Malawi15.6%Central African Republic18.2%Burundi20.1%PINNEDEthiopia56.6%31 of 54Kenya77.0%17 of 54Nigeria62.5%25 of 54South Africa90.2%11 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn98.4%Comorosnot drawn91.7%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn77.7%% of population · quintiles of the observed range5.4%39.2%55.3%66%89.3%100%no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries93.1%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries87.6%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries60.3%
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries52.5%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries36.4%
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure61.6%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Electricity AccessShare of the population with access to electricity.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of population
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Electricity Access". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/electricity-access
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=electricity_access_pct&year=2024&limit=100

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Electricity Access: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryElectricity AccessPeriod
1Algeria100%2024
2Egypt100%2024
3Mauritius100%2024
4Morocco100%2024
5Seychelles100%2024
6Tunisia100%2024
7Cabo Verde98.4%2024
8Gabon95.1%2024
9Ghana91.9%2024
10Comoros91.7%2024
11South Africa90.2%2024
12Eswatini89.3%2024
13Senegal82.9%2024
14Botswana80.2%2024
15Sao Tome and Principe77.7%2024
16Libya77.4%2024
17Kenya77%2024
18Cote d'Ivoire72.9%2024
19Cameroon72%2024
20Rwanda72%2024
21Djibouti69.2%2024
22Gambia69%2024
23Sudan66%2024
24Equatorial Guinea65.1%2024
25Nigeria62.5%2024
26Zimbabwe62%2024
27Togo61.1%2024
28Lesotho60.6%2024
29Namibia59.3%2024
30Benin59%2024
31Ethiopia56.6%2024
32Angola55.5%2024
33Eritrea55.3%2024
34Uganda55.3%2024
35Somalia54.4%2024
36Guinea53.8%2024
37Zambia53.6%2024
38Republic of the Congo53%2024
39Tanzania52.4%2024
40Mauritania52.2%2024
41Mali49.5%2024
42Guinea-Bissau43.7%2024
43Madagascar42.5%2024
44Sierra Leone39.2%2024
45Mozambique36.9%2024
46Liberia34.9%2024
47Burkina Faso34%2024
48Democratic Republic of the Congo22.5%2024
49Niger21.3%2024
50Burundi20.1%2024
51Central African Republic18.2%2024
52Malawi15.6%2024
53Chad13.4%2024
54South Sudan5.4%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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