Africa Electricity Access Ranking (2023)
Many countries in Africa have achieved 100% electricity access. The average electricity access across countries in Africa was 59.87%, the median was 58.25%, and South Sudan recorded the lowest electricity access at 5.40%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1990 to 2023 across 54 countries in Africa.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 2 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 3 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 4 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 5 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 6 | 100% | 100% | 2023 | |
| 7 | 98.6% | 97.1% | 2023 | |
| 8 | 94.1% | 93.5% | 2023 | |
| 9 | 89.8% | 89.9% | 2023 | |
| 10 | 89.5% | 85.1% | 2023 | |
| 11 | 87.7% | 86.5% | 2023 | |
| 12 | 86.4% | 82.3% | 2023 | |
| 13 | 81.3% | 78% | 2023 | |
| 14 | 76.2% | 76% | 2023 | |
| 15 | 76% | 75.9% | 2023 | |
| 16 | 74.2% | 67.9% | 2023 | |
| 17 | 73.2% | 70% | 2023 | |
| 18 | 72.4% | 72% | 2023 | |
| 19 | 72% | 71% | 2023 | |
| 20 | 66.9% | 67% | 2023 | |
| 21 | 66.9% | 65.4% | 2023 | |
| 22 | 66% | 63.2% | 2023 | |
| 23 | 65.2% | 65% | 2023 | |
| 24 | 63.9% | 50.6% | 2023 | |
| 25 | 62% | 50.1% | 2023 | |
| 26 | 61.2% | 60.5% | 2023 | |
| 27 | 59.2% | 57.2% | 2023 | |
| 28 | 57.3% | 50% | 2023 | |
| 29 | 57% | 56.5% | 2023 | |
| 30 | 56.7% | 56.2% | 2023 | |
| 31 | 55.4% | 55.4% | 2023 | |
| 32 | 54.5% | 53% | 2023 | |
| 33 | 54.4% | 53.4% | 2023 | |
| 34 | 51.5% | 47.1% | 2023 | |
| 35 | 51.3% | 50.6% | 2023 | |
| 36 | 51.1% | 48.5% | 2023 | |
| 37 | 51.1% | 47.7% | 2023 | |
| 38 | 51.1% | 47.8% | 2023 | |
| 39 | 50.3% | 49% | 2023 | |
| 40 | 50.3% | 48.9% | 2023 | |
| 41 | 48.3% | 45.8% | 2023 | |
| 42 | 40.5% | 37.4% | 2023 | |
| 43 | 39.4% | 36.1% | 2023 | |
| 44 | 36% | 33.2% | 2023 | |
| 45 | 35.5% | 29.4% | 2023 | |
| 46 | 32.5% | 31.8% | 2023 | |
| 47 | 22.1% | 21.5% | 2023 | |
| 48 | 21.7% | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| 49 | 20.1% | 19.5% | 2023 | |
| 50 | 17.6% | 15.7% | 2023 | |
| 51 | 15.6% | 14% | 2023 | |
| 52 | 12% | 11.7% | 2023 | |
| 53 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 2023 | |
| 54 | 5.4% | 8.4% | 2023 |
Africa Electricity Access Ranking (2023) : Definition
Electricity Access measures the percentage of the population with reliable access to electricity during the reporting year.