Uganda Electricity Access 1991-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2021 was 45.22%, a 3.08% increase from 2020.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2020 was 42.14%, a 0.84% increase from 2019.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2019 was 41.30%, a 0.62% decline from 2018.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2018 was 41.92%, a 9.53% 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%
Uganda Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 45.22% 3.08%
2020 42.14% 0.84%
2019 41.30% -0.62%
2018 41.92% 9.53%
2017 32.39% 5.69%
2016 26.70% 8.20%
2015 18.50% -1.90%
2014 20.40% 6.50%
2013 13.90% -6.57%
2012 20.47% 5.87%
2011 14.60% 2.50%
2010 12.10% 2.10%
2009 10.00% -5.92%
2008 15.92% 1.11%
2007 14.81% 5.81%
2006 9.00% 0.10%
2005 8.90% -2.67%
2004 11.57% 1.04%
2003 10.53% 2.73%
2002 7.80% -0.80%
2001 8.60% 1.20%
2000 7.40% 1.20%
1999 6.20% 1.12%
1998 5.07% 1.13%
1997 3.94% 1.13%
1996 2.81% -3.99%
1995 6.80% 6.27%
1994 0.53% -5.07%
1991 5.60% -5.07%