Access to electricity in Western Africa in 2024 — 60.3%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 24.1 pp.
1999–2024 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.3 | +2 pp |
| 2023 | 58.4 | +1.6 pp |
| 2022 | 56.7 | +1 pp |
| 2021 | 55.7 | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 53 | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 52.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 52.6 | +2.7 pp |
| 2017 | 49.9 | −2.6 pp |
| 2016 | 52.5 | +4.6 pp |
| 2015 | 47.9 | −1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 49 | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 48.4 | +3.3 pp |
| 2012 | 45.1 | −2.2 pp |
| 2011 | 47.3 | +4.5 pp |
| 2010 | 42.8 | −0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 43 | +0 pp |
| 2008 | 43 | +1 pp |
| 2007 | 42 | +1 pp |
| 2006 | 41 | +2.2 pp |
| 2005 | 38.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 38.5 | −2.8 pp |
| 2003 | 41.3 | +4.6 pp |
| 2002 | 36.7 | +0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 36 | +0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 35.2 | −1 pp |
| 1999 | 36.2 | — |
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.