Access to electricity, urban in Mozambique
Mozambique: Access to electricity, urban was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Mozambique, 1997–2024
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 Mozambique is 79.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Mozambique peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1998.
That places Mozambique 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.8% | — |
| 1998 | 18.1% | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +40.8% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +33.6% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 56.5% | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 18.1% | 25.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.4% | 20.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 54.5% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 74.8% | 79.8% | 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 7.69 % 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 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Mozambique?
- Access to electricity, urban in Mozambique was 79.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1998.
- How does Mozambique rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Mozambique ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.