Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Ghana

Access to electricity in Ghana in 2024 — 91.9%. Ranked 158 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 61.3 pp.

2024 91.9% +2.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 158of 215
Period maximum 91.9%2024
Period minimum 30.4%1994

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Ghana, 1993–202402550751001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 30.6%1994: 30.4%1995: 32.5%1996: 34.5%1997: 36.6%1998: 42.6%1999: 40.7%2000: 43.7%2001: 44.8%2002: 46.8%2003: 48.3%2004: 50.8%2005: 41.2%2006: 55.1%2007: 56.9%2008: 60.5%2009: 61.1%2010: 64.2%2011: 64.1%2012: 56.5%2013: 70.7%2014: 78.3%2015: 74%2016: 79.3%2017: 79%2018: 80.4%2019: 83.5%2020: 85.4%2021: 86.3%2022: 85.1%2023: 89.5%2024: 91.9%
Change over the period: +61.3 pp Annual average: 1.98 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 91.9%
World 91.9%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Access to electricity — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91.9 +2.4 pp
2023 89.5 +4.4 pp
2022 85.1 −1.2 pp
2021 86.3 +0.9 pp
2020 85.4 +1.9 pp
2019 83.5 +3.1 pp
2018 80.4 +1.4 pp
2017 79 −0.3 pp
2016 79.3 +5.3 pp
2015 74 −4.3 pp
2014 78.3 +7.6 pp
2013 70.7 +14.2 pp
2012 56.5 −7.6 pp
2011 64.1 −0.1 pp
2010 64.2 +3.1 pp
2009 61.1 +0.6 pp
2008 60.5 +3.6 pp
2007 56.9 +1.8 pp
2006 55.1 +13.9 pp
2005 41.2 −9.6 pp
2004 50.8 +2.5 pp
2003 48.3 +1.5 pp
2002 46.8 +2 pp
2001 44.8 +1.1 pp
2000 43.7 +3 pp
1999 40.7 −1.9 pp
1998 42.6 +6 pp
1997 36.6 +2.1 pp
1996 34.5 +2.1 pp
1995 32.5 +2.1 pp
1994 30.4 −0.2 pp
1993 30.6

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.