Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Liberia

Access to electricity in Liberia in 2024 — 34.9%. Ranked 207 in the world out of 215. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 31.9 pp.

2024 34.9% +2.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 207of 215
Period maximum 34.9%2024
Period minimum 1.3%2008

Trend over time

2007–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Liberia, 2007–202401020304020072009201120132015201720192021202320242007: 3%2008: 1.3%2009: 1.9%2010: 5.3%2011: 4.1%2012: 9.3%2013: 9.8%2014: 9.4%2015: 15.2%2016: 17.7%2017: 24.2%2018: 22.8%2019: 23.1%2020: 27.6%2021: 29.8%2022: 31.8%2023: 32.5%2024: 34.9%
Change over the period: +31.9 pp Annual average: 1.88 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Liberia 34.9%
World 91.9%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.9 +2.4 pp
2023 32.5 +0.7 pp
2022 31.8 +2 pp
2021 29.8 +2.2 pp
2020 27.6 +4.5 pp
2019 23.1 +0.3 pp
2018 22.8 −1.4 pp
2017 24.2 +6.5 pp
2016 17.7 +2.5 pp
2015 15.2 +5.8 pp
2014 9.4 −0.4 pp
2013 9.8 +0.5 pp
2012 9.3 +5.2 pp
2011 4.1 −1.2 pp
2010 5.3 +3.4 pp
2009 1.9 +0.6 pp
2008 1.3 −1.7 pp
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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.