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Access to electricity (% of population)
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
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| indicator | country | country_code | year | value | unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2025 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2024 | 52.5981705163589 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2023 | 50.6675157944854 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2022 | 48.7420429375177 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2021 | 48.1272110400485 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2020 | 46.2823709455637 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2019 | 44.3908605333639 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2018 | 43.0350733507835 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2017 | 40.2237441730368 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2016 | 38.8595976583714 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2015 | 33.9222756622758 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2014 | 31.8719561283579 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2013 | 31.7235735731483 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2012 | 31.6734274619175 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2011 | 28.909756234127 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2010 | 27.414953756332 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2009 | 26.1878464781111 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2008 | 25.9088451344457 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2007 | 26.7951445862147 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2006 | 25.1724823105969 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2005 | 23.449539355606 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2004 | 23.724454932615 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2003 | 22.4932167182052 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2002 | 21.5486466155625 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2001 | 19.9442774203583 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 2000 | 19.9172563342889 | |
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1999 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1998 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1997 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1996 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1995 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1994 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1993 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1992 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1991 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1990 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1989 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1988 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1987 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1986 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1985 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1984 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1983 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1982 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1981 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1980 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1979 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1978 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1977 | ||
| Access to electricity (% of population) | Africa Eastern and Southern | AFE | 1976 |
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World Bank · Access to electricity (% of population). Original data providers: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/downloads, note: Data is downloaded from ESMAP website. Data is released when a new Tracking SDG7 report is released., publisher: World Bank (WB), date accessed: 2024-05-16, date published: 2023
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