Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Eastern Africa

Access to electricity in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 52.5%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 40.9 pp.

2024 52.5% +2.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 52.5%2024
Period minimum 10.3%1997

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Eastern Africa, 1996–2024020406019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 11.6%1997: 10.3%1998: 11.4%1999: 12%2000: 12.2%2001: 12.3%2002: 13.3%2003: 14.3%2004: 15.8%2005: 16%2006: 17.9%2007: 19%2008: 19.6%2009: 19.3%2010: 20.3%2011: 22.2%2012: 25.5%2013: 25.4%2014: 26.2%2015: 27.8%2016: 35.3%2017: 37%2018: 40.7%2019: 42.5%2020: 44.3%2021: 46.8%2022: 47.9%2023: 50.2%2024: 52.5%
Change over the period: +40.9 pp Annual average: 1.46 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Africa 52.5%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 52.5 +2.3 pp
2023 50.2 +2.3 pp
2022 47.9 +1.1 pp
2021 46.8 +2.5 pp
2020 44.3 +1.8 pp
2019 42.5 +1.8 pp
2018 40.7 +3.7 pp
2017 37 +1.7 pp
2016 35.3 +7.6 pp
2015 27.8 +1.6 pp
2014 26.2 +0.8 pp
2013 25.4 −0.1 pp
2012 25.5 +3.3 pp
2011 22.2 +1.9 pp
2010 20.3 +1 pp
2009 19.3 −0.3 pp
2008 19.6 +0.6 pp
2007 19 +1.1 pp
2006 17.9 +1.9 pp
2005 16 +0.2 pp
2004 15.8 +1.5 pp
2003 14.3 +1 pp
2002 13.3 +0.9 pp
2001 12.3 +0.1 pp
2000 12.2 +0.2 pp
1999 12 +0.6 pp
1998 11.4 +1 pp
1997 10.3 −1.2 pp
1996 11.6

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.