Sub-Saharan Africa Electricity Access 1960-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa electricity access for 2022 was 0.00%, a 50.58% decline from 2021.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa electricity access for 2021 was 50.58%, a 2.1% increase from 2020.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa electricity access for 2020 was 48.48%, a 1.35% increase from 2019.
  • Sub-Saharan Africa electricity access for 2019 was 47.13%, a 0.79% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Euro Area 0.00%
East Asia & Pacific 0.00%
World 0.00%
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.00%
South Asia 0.00%
OECD members 0.00%
North America 0.00%
Latin America & Caribbean 0.00%
European Union 0.00%
Sub-Saharan Africa Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 0.00% -50.58%
2021 50.58% 2.10%
2020 48.48% 1.35%
2019 47.13% 0.79%
2018 46.34% 2.67%
2017 43.68% -0.06%
2016 43.73% 4.62%
2015 39.11% 0.85%
2014 38.26% 0.34%
2013 37.92% 1.23%
2012 36.69% 0.89%
2011 35.80% 2.55%
2010 33.25% 0.71%
2009 32.54% 0.20%
2008 32.34% -0.12%
2007 32.45% 1.33%
2006 31.13% 1.84%
2005 29.29% -0.03%
2004 29.32% -0.21%
2003 29.52% 2.23%
2002 27.29% 1.18%
2001 26.11% 0.46%
2000 25.65% -4.39%
1999 30.05% 1.57%
1998 28.48% 0.21%
1997 28.27% -0.12%
1996 28.39% 28.39%
1995 0.00% 0.00%
1994 0.00% 0.00%
1993 0.00% 0.00%
1992 0.00% 0.00%
1991 0.00% 0.00%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%