Access to electricity in South Africa in 2024 — 90.2%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 215. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 32.6 pp.
1996–2024 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.2 | +2.5 pp |
| 2023 | 87.7 | +1.2 pp |
| 2022 | 86.5 | −2.8 pp |
| 2021 | 89.3 | −0.7 pp |
| 2020 | 90 | +5 pp |
| 2019 | 85 | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 84.7 | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 84.4 | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 83.9 | −1.4 pp |
| 2015 | 85.3 | −0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 85.9 | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 85.2 | +0 pp |
| 2012 | 85.2 | +1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 83.6 | +0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 82.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 82.6 | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 81.9 | −0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 82 | +1.3 pp |
| 2006 | 80.7 | −0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 80.8 | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 80.6 | +1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 78.8 | +2.1 pp |
| 2002 | 76.7 | +6.5 pp |
| 2001 | 70.2 | −2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 72.4 | +1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 71.3 | +6.4 pp |
| 1998 | 64.9 | −4.6 pp |
| 1997 | 69.5 | +11.9 pp |
| 1996 | 57.6 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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