Nigeria Electricity Access 1990-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2021 was 59.50%, a 4.1% increase from 2020.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2020 was 55.40%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2019 was 55.40%, a 1.1% decline from 2018.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2018 was 56.50%, a 2.1% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Timor-Leste 100.00%
Uzbekistan 99.90%
Tunisia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.67%
India 99.57%
Indonesia 99.21%
Bangladesh 98.99%
Bolivia 98.56%
El Salvador 97.89%
Philippines 97.49%
Cabo Verde 95.52%
Pakistan 94.92%
Honduras 94.13%
Kiribati 92.83%
Ghana 86.30%
Nicaragua 86.29%
Micronesia 83.63%
Eswatini 82.90%
Cambodia 82.50%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.45%
Kenya 76.54%
Solomon Islands 76.35%
Myanmar 72.47%
Vanuatu 70.04%
Cameroon 65.45%
Djibouti 65.44%
Sudan 61.77%
Nigeria 59.50%
Lesotho 50.38%
Republic of Congo 49.66%
Angola 48.22%
Mauritania 47.70%
Zambia 46.69%
Papua New Guinea 20.92%
Nigeria Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 59.50% 4.10%
2020 55.40% 0.00%
2019 55.40% -1.10%
2018 56.50% 2.10%
2017 54.40% -4.90%
2016 59.30% 6.80%
2015 52.50% -1.65%
2014 54.15% -1.45%
2013 55.60% 2.58%
2012 53.02% -2.88%
2011 55.90% 7.90%
2010 48.00% -1.97%
2009 49.97% -0.33%
2008 50.30% 0.17%
2007 50.13% 2.55%
2006 47.58% 0.76%
2005 46.82% 0.74%
2004 46.08% -6.12%
2003 52.20% 7.57%
2002 44.63% 0.72%
2001 43.91% 0.73%
2000 43.18% -1.72%
1999 44.90% 3.65%
1998 41.25% 0.85%
1997 40.40% 0.85%
1996 39.55% 0.86%
1995 38.69% 0.86%
1994 37.83% 0.86%
1993 36.96% 0.86%
1992 36.10% 0.86%
1991 35.23% 7.93%
1990 27.30% 7.93%