Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.122 people per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.122 people per person.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.956 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.023 people per person, in 2020.
Afghanistan ranks 50th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.956 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.907 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.859 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.81 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.762 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.713 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.665 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.616 people per person | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.576 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.517 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.573 people per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.568 people per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.309 people per person | -45.6% |
| 2013 | 0.32 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.105 people per person | -67.2% |
| 2015 | 0.285 people per person | +171.4% |
| 2016 | 0.023 people per person | -91.9% |
| 2017 | 0.023 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.066 people per person | +187.0% |
| 2019 | 0.023 people per person | -65.2% |
| 2020 | 0.023 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.023 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.147 people per person | +539.1% |
| 2023 | 0.147 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.122 people per person | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7381 people per person | 0.517 people per person | 0.956 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2295 people per person | 0.023 people per person | 0.573 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0924 people per person | 0.023 people per person | 0.147 people per person | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % 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 (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.122 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.956 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.023 people per person in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.