Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.553 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Uganda, 1991–2024
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 Uganda is 0.553 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 171.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.553 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 units per person, in 1994.
Uganda ranks 192nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.056 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0053 units per person | -90.5% |
| 1995 | 0.068 units per person | +1173.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0281 units per person | -58.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0394 units per person | +40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0507 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.062 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.074 units per person | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.086 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.078 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.105 units per person | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.116 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.089 units per person | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 0.09 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.148 units per person | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 0.159 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1 units per person | -37.1% |
| 2010 | 0.121 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.146 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.205 units per person | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 0.139 units per person | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.204 units per person | +46.8% |
| 2015 | 0.185 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.267 units per person | +44.3% |
| 2017 | 0.324 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.419 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.413 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.421 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.452 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.471 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.515 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.553 units per person | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0442 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.068 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1045 units per person | 0.074 units per person | 0.159 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2423 units per person | 0.121 units per person | 0.419 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4824 units per person | 0.421 units per person | 0.553 units per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Uganda?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Uganda was 0.553 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.553 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 units per person in 1994.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 192nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.