Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger
Niger: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.213 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger is 0.213 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.213 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 units per person, in 1993.
That places Niger 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.044 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0401 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0457 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.062 units per person | +35.6% |
| 1996 | 0.07 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0624 units per person | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.067 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0733 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.065 units per person | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 0.084 units per person | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 0.088 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.093 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.097 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.071 units per person | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 0.093 units per person | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.112 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.118 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.123 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.136 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.143 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.144 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.152 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.157 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.166 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.17 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.176 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.176 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.185 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.187 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.186 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.195 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.201 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.213 units per person | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0581 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | 0.0733 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0944 units per person | 0.065 units per person | 0.123 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1605 units per person | 0.136 units per person | 0.185 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1964 units per person | 0.186 units per person | 0.213 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 206 Liberia 0.349 units per person compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 0.34 units per person compare
- 208 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.225 units per person compare
- 210 Burundi 0.201 units per person compare
- 211 Central African Republic 0.182 units per person compare
- 212 Malawi 0.156 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Niger
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.6 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Niger was 0.213 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.213 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 units per person in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Niger ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.