Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Middle Africa

Access to electricity in Middle Africa in 2024 — 36.4%. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 19.9 pp.

2024 36.4% +1.1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 36.4%2024
Period minimum 16.4%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Middle Africa, 2000–20241520253035402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 16.4%2001: 16.8%2002: 17.9%2003: 18.6%2004: 19.4%2005: 18.3%2006: 20.9%2007: 24.6%2008: 23.4%2009: 23.3%2010: 24.2%2011: 24.9%2012: 26.4%2013: 26.7%2014: 24.8%2015: 28.4%2016: 29.1%2017: 29.9%2018: 30.9%2019: 31.1%2020: 32.3%2021: 33.1%2022: 34.3%2023: 35.3%2024: 36.4%
Change over the period: +19.9 pp Annual average: 0.83 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Middle Africa 36.4%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 36.4 +1.1 pp
2023 35.3 +0.9 pp
2022 34.3 +1.2 pp
2021 33.1 +0.8 pp
2020 32.3 +1.2 pp
2019 31.1 +0.3 pp
2018 30.9 +0.9 pp
2017 29.9 +0.9 pp
2016 29.1 +0.7 pp
2015 28.4 +3.6 pp
2014 24.8 −1.8 pp
2013 26.7 +0.3 pp
2012 26.4 +1.5 pp
2011 24.9 +0.7 pp
2010 24.2 +1 pp
2009 23.3 −0.1 pp
2008 23.4 −1.2 pp
2007 24.6 +3.7 pp
2006 20.9 +2.6 pp
2005 18.3 −1.2 pp
2004 19.4 +0.8 pp
2003 18.6 +0.7 pp
2002 17.9 +1.1 pp
2001 16.8 +0.4 pp
2000 16.4

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.