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Access to electricity — Nigeria

Access to electricity in Nigeria in 2024 — 62.5%. Ranked 183 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 35.2 pp.

2024 62.5% +1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 183of 215
Period maximum 62.5%2024
Period minimum 27.3%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Nigeria, 1990–202420304050607019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 27.3%1991: 35.2%1992: 36.1%1993: 37%1994: 37.8%1995: 38.7%1996: 39.5%1997: 40.4%1998: 41.3%1999: 44.9%2000: 43.2%2001: 43.9%2002: 44.6%2003: 52.2%2004: 46.1%2005: 46.8%2006: 47.6%2007: 50.1%2008: 50.3%2009: 50%2010: 48%2011: 55.9%2012: 53%2013: 55.6%2014: 54.2%2015: 52.5%2016: 59.3%2017: 54.4%2018: 56.5%2019: 55.4%2020: 55.4%2021: 59.5%2022: 60.5%2023: 61.2%2024: 62.5%
Change over the period: +35.2 pp Annual average: 1.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nigeria 62.5%
World 91.9%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 92.4%
Access to electricity — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 62.5 +1.3 pp
2023 61.2 +0.7 pp
2022 60.5 +1 pp
2021 59.5 +4.1 pp
2020 55.4 +0 pp
2019 55.4 −1.1 pp
2018 56.5 +2.1 pp
2017 54.4 −4.9 pp
2016 59.3 +6.8 pp
2015 52.5 −1.7 pp
2014 54.2 −1.4 pp
2013 55.6 +2.6 pp
2012 53 −2.9 pp
2011 55.9 +7.9 pp
2010 48 −2 pp
2009 50 −0.3 pp
2008 50.3 +0.2 pp
2007 50.1 +2.5 pp
2006 47.6 +0.8 pp
2005 46.8 +0.7 pp
2004 46.1 −6.1 pp
2003 52.2 +7.6 pp
2002 44.6 +0.7 pp
2001 43.9 +0.7 pp
2000 43.2 −1.7 pp
1999 44.9 +3.6 pp
1998 41.3 +0.9 pp
1997 40.4 +0.9 pp
1996 39.5 +0.9 pp
1995 38.7 +0.9 pp
1994 37.8 +0.9 pp
1993 37 +0.9 pp
1992 36.1 +0.9 pp
1991 35.2 +7.9 pp
1990 27.3 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 98.4 GH Ghana 91.9 SN Senegal 82.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 72.9 GM Gambia 69 NG Nigeria 62.5 TG Togo 61.1 BJ Benin 59 GN Guinea 53.8 MR Mauritania 52.2 ML Mali 49.5 GW Guinea-Bissau 43.7 SL Sierra Leone 39.2 LR Liberia 34.9 BF Burkina Faso 34 NE Niger 21.3
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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.

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