Niger Electricity Access 1992-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Niger electricity access for 2021 was 18.60%, a 0.12% decline from 2020.
  • Niger electricity access for 2020 was 18.72%, a 0.26% increase from 2019.
  • Niger electricity access for 2019 was 18.46%, a 0.86% increase from 2018.
  • Niger electricity access for 2018 was 17.60%, a 0.02% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.57%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 88.82%
Comoros 87.94%
Yemen 74.88%
Senegal 67.98%
Gambia 63.70%
Togo 55.74%
Ethiopia 54.19%
Mali 53.38%
North Korea 52.63%
Eritrea 52.51%
Somalia 49.32%
Zimbabwe 48.98%
Rwanda 48.70%
Haiti 47.18%
Guinea 46.81%
Uganda 45.22%
Tanzania 42.74%
Benin 41.97%
Guinea-Bissau 35.76%
Madagascar 35.12%
Mozambique 31.49%
Liberia 29.85%
Sierra Leone 27.49%
Democratic Republic of Congo 20.77%
Burkina Faso 18.95%
Niger 18.60%
Central African Republic 15.68%
Malawi 14.19%
Chad 11.27%
Burundi 10.23%
South Sudan 7.75%
Niger Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 18.60% -0.12%
2020 18.72% 0.26%
2019 18.46% 0.86%
2018 17.60% 0.02%
2017 17.58% 0.60%
2016 16.97% 0.37%
2015 16.60% 0.87%
2014 15.73% 0.58%
2013 15.15% 0.75%
2012 14.40% 0.10%
2011 14.30% 0.68%
2010 13.62% 1.30%
2009 12.32% 0.55%
2008 11.77% 0.54%
2007 11.24% 1.94%
2006 9.30% 2.20%
2005 7.10% -2.64%
2004 9.74% 0.47%
2003 9.28% 0.46%
2002 8.81% 0.46%
2001 8.35% 1.87%
2000 6.48% -0.84%
1999 7.33% 0.63%
1998 6.70% 0.46%
1997 6.24% -0.76%
1996 7.00% 0.80%
1995 6.20% 1.63%
1994 4.57% 0.56%
1993 4.01% -0.39%
1992 4.40% -0.39%