Access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola
Angola: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Angola recorded 78 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola peaked at 82.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2001.
Angola ranks 195th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.9 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 47.7 | +59.0% |
| 2003 | 49 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 50.4 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 51.8 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 53.3 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 66.1 | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 61.3 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 73.6 | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 82.5 | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 70.3 | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 68.6 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 51 | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 64 | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 67.9 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 69.4 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 65.3 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 72.2 | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 73.6 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 75 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 76.2 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 77.9 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 78 | +0.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 78 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +59.0% | 30 | 47.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.22 | 30 | 66.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.48 | 51 | 82.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.14 | 73.6 | 78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More energy & mining data for Angola
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2025)
- Gas production 62.85 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 62.85 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 1,659 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Angola was 78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2001.
- How does Angola rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Angola ranks 195th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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