Access to electricity, urban in Mali
Mali: Access to electricity, urban was 88.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Mali, 1996–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Mali is 88.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Mali peaked at 99.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1996.
Mali ranks 182nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 21.5% | — |
| 1997 | 24.7% | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 37.0% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 54.6% | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.9% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 21.5% | 30.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 33.8% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 74.4% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 88.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 36.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Mali?
- Access to electricity, urban in Mali was 88.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Mali ranks 182nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.