Countries in Africa by access to electricity
The share of people who have electricity at home. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2024
Median country
60.9%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of people | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 |  Algeria | 100.0% | Northern Africa |
| =1 |  Egypt | 100.0% | Northern Africa |
| =1 |  Mauritius | 100.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =1 |  Morocco | 100.0% | Northern Africa |
| =1 |  Seychelles | 100.0% | Eastern Africa |
| =1 |  Tunisia | 100.0% | Northern Africa |
| 7 |  Cabo Verde | 98.4% | Western Africa |
| 8 |  Gabon | 95.1% | Middle Africa |
| 9 |  Ghana | 91.9% | Western Africa |
| 10 |  Comoros | 91.7% | Eastern Africa |
| 11 |  South Africa | 90.2% | Southern Africa |
| 12 |  Eswatini | 89.3% | Southern Africa |
| 13 |  Senegal | 82.9% | Western Africa |
| 14 |  Botswana | 80.2% | Southern Africa |
| 15 |  São Tomé and Principe | 77.7% | Middle Africa |
| 16 |  Libya | 77.4% | Northern Africa |
| 17 |  Kenya | 77.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 18 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 72.9% | Western Africa |
| =19 |  Cameroon | 72.0% | Middle Africa |
| =19 |  Rwanda | 72.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 21 |  Djibouti | 69.2% | Eastern Africa |
| 22 |  Gambia | 69.0% | Western Africa |
| 23 |  Sudan | 66.0% | Northern Africa |
| 24 |  Equatorial Guinea | 65.1% | Middle Africa |
| 25 |  Nigeria | 62.5% | Western Africa |
| 26 |  Zimbabwe | 62.0% | Eastern Africa |
| 27 |  Togo | 61.1% | Western Africa |
| 28 |  Lesotho | 60.6% | Southern Africa |
| 29 |  Namibia | 59.3% | Southern Africa |
| 30 |  Benin | 59.0% | Western Africa |
| 31 |  Ethiopia | 56.6% | Eastern Africa |
| 32 |  Angola | 55.5% | Middle Africa |
| =33 |  Eritrea | 55.3% | Eastern Africa |
| =33 |  Uganda | 55.3% | Eastern Africa |
| 35 |  Somalia | 54.4% | Eastern Africa |
| 36 |  Guinea | 53.8% | Western Africa |
| 37 |  Zambia | 53.6% | Eastern Africa |
| 38 |  Congo | 53.0% | Middle Africa |
| 39 |  Tanzania | 52.4% | Eastern Africa |
| 40 |  Mauritania | 52.2% | Western Africa |
| 41 |  Mali | 49.5% | Western Africa |
| 42 |  Guinea-Bissau | 43.7% | Western Africa |
| 43 |  Madagascar | 42.5% | Eastern Africa |
| 44 |  Sierra Leone | 39.2% | Western Africa |
| 45 |  Mozambique | 36.9% | Eastern Africa |
| 46 |  Liberia | 34.9% | Western Africa |
| 47 |  Burkina Faso | 34.0% | Western Africa |
| 48 |  DR Congo | 22.5% | Middle Africa |
| 49 |  Niger | 21.3% | Western Africa |
| 50 |  Burundi | 20.1% | Eastern Africa |
| 51 |  Central African Republic | 18.2% | Middle Africa |
| 52 |  Malawi | 15.6% | Eastern Africa |
| 53 |  Chad | 13.4% | Middle Africa |
| 54 |  South Sudan | 5.4% | Eastern Africa |
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the widest access to electricity?
- Algeria has the widest access to electricity in Africa: 100.0% with electricity (2024). Next come Egypt (100.0% with electricity) and Mauritius (100.0% with electricity).
- Which country in Africa has the least access to electricity?
- The South Sudan, with 5.4% with electricity (2024).
- What is the typical access to electricity of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 54 countries in Africa is 60.9% with electricity: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of people who have electricity at home. Source: World Bank, 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.