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Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 30.66 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
30.66
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
30.66
in 2022
All-time low
11.91
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 11.92001: 14.12002: 15.12003: 14.52004: 13.42005: 13.12006: 14.92007: 14.52008: 15.62009: 172010: 16.92011: 18.62012: 19.22013: 20.62014: 19.52015: 18.72016: 25.62017: 24.52018: 27.42019: 28.22020: 28.82021: 30.42022: 30.7

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) recorded 30.66 for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) peaked at 30.66 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.91, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), year by year

Year Value Change
2000 11.91 —
2001 14.09 +18.3%
2002 15.13 +7.4%
2003 14.48 -4.3%
2004 13.4 -7.5%
2005 13.12 -2.1%
2006 14.85 +13.2%
2007 14.53 -2.1%
2008 15.57 +7.1%
2009 17.02 +9.3%
2010 16.89 -0.8%
2011 18.61 +10.2%
2012 19.24 +3.3%
2013 20.56 +6.9%
2014 19.53 -5.0%
2015 18.67 -4.4%
2016 25.59 +37.1%
2017 24.51 -4.3%
2018 27.43 +11.9%
2019 28.15 +2.7%
2020 28.79 +2.2%
2021 30.36 +5.4%
2022 30.66 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.41 11.91 17.02 10
2010s 21.92 16.89 28.15 10
2020s 29.93 28.79 30.66 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) was 30.66 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
The highest recorded value was 30.66 in 2022.
What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.91 in 2000.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable)
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Coverage
212 places, 4,645 data points, 2000–2022
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