South 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.
  • South Africa electricity access for 2022 was 0.00%, a 89.3% decline from 2021.
  • South Africa electricity access for 2021 was 89.30%, a 0.7% decline from 2020.
  • South Africa electricity access for 2020 was 90.00%, a 5% increase from 2019.
  • South Africa electricity access for 2019 was 85.00%, a 0.3% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Guyana 0.00%
St. Lucia 0.00%
Namibia 0.00%
Thailand 0.00%
South Africa 0.00%
Belize 0.00%
Dominican Republic 0.00%
Libya 0.00%
Malaysia 0.00%
Suriname 0.00%
Samoa 0.00%
Belarus 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Guatemala 0.00%
Lebanon 0.00%
Mauritius 0.00%
Serbia 0.00%
Venezuela 0.00%
Bosnia 0.00%
Cuba 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Kazakhstan 0.00%
Montenegro 0.00%
Russia 0.00%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.00%
Bulgaria 0.00%
Costa Rica 0.00%
Equatorial Guinea 0.00%
Jordan 0.00%
North Macedonia 0.00%
Romania 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
Azerbaijan 0.00%
Colombia 0.00%
Gabon 0.00%
Jamaica 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Paraguay 0.00%
Turkey 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
China 0.00%
Fiji 0.00%
Iraq 0.00%
Mexico 0.00%
Peru 0.00%
Tonga 0.00%
Armenia 0.00%
Botswana 0.00%
Ecuador 0.00%
Iran 0.00%
Maldives 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Turkmenistan 0.00%
Albania 0.00%
Brazil 0.00%
Algeria 0.00%
South Africa Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 0.00% -89.30%
2021 89.30% -0.70%
2020 90.00% 5.00%
2019 85.00% 0.30%
2018 84.70% 0.30%
2017 84.40% 0.50%
2016 83.90% -1.40%
2015 85.30% -0.60%
2014 85.90% 0.70%
2013 85.20% 0.00%
2012 85.20% 1.60%
2011 83.60% 0.80%
2010 82.80% 0.20%
2009 82.60% 0.70%
2008 81.90% -0.10%
2007 82.00% 1.30%
2006 80.70% -0.10%
2005 80.80% 0.20%
2004 80.60% 1.80%
2003 78.80% 2.10%
2002 76.70% 6.50%
2001 70.20% -2.19%
2000 72.40% 1.06%
1999 71.33% 6.43%
1998 64.90% -4.58%
1997 69.48% 11.88%
1996 57.60% 57.60%
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%