Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Uganda

Access to electricity in Uganda in 2024 — 55.3%. Ranked 192 in the world out of 215. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 49.7 pp.

2024 55.3% +3.8 pp vs 2023
World rank 192of 215
Period maximum 55.3%2024
Period minimum 0.5%1994

Trend over time

1991–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Uganda, 1991–202402040601991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 5.6%1994: 0.5%1995: 6.8%1996: 2.8%1997: 3.9%1998: 5.1%1999: 6.2%2000: 7.4%2001: 8.6%2002: 7.8%2003: 10.5%2004: 11.6%2005: 8.9%2006: 9%2007: 14.8%2008: 15.9%2009: 10%2010: 12.1%2011: 14.6%2012: 20.5%2013: 13.9%2014: 20.4%2015: 18.5%2016: 26.7%2017: 32.4%2018: 41.9%2019: 41.3%2020: 42.1%2021: 45.2%2022: 47.1%2023: 51.5%2024: 55.3%
Change over the period: +49.7 pp Annual average: 1.51 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 55.3%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 55.3 +3.8 pp
2023 51.5 +4.4 pp
2022 47.1 +1.9 pp
2021 45.2 +3.1 pp
2020 42.1 +0.8 pp
2019 41.3 −0.6 pp
2018 41.9 +9.5 pp
2017 32.4 +5.7 pp
2016 26.7 +8.2 pp
2015 18.5 −1.9 pp
2014 20.4 +6.5 pp
2013 13.9 −6.6 pp
2012 20.5 +5.9 pp
2011 14.6 +2.5 pp
2010 12.1 +2.1 pp
2009 10 −5.9 pp
2008 15.9 +1.1 pp
2007 14.8 +5.8 pp
2006 9 +0.1 pp
2005 8.9 −2.7 pp
2004 11.6 +1.1 pp
2003 10.5 +2.7 pp
2002 7.8 −0.8 pp
2001 8.6 +1.2 pp
2000 7.4 +1.2 pp
1999 6.2 +1.1 pp
1998 5.1 +1.1 pp
1997 3.9 +1.1 pp
1996 2.8 −4 pp
1995 6.8 +6.3 pp
1994 0.5
1991 5.6

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.