Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.081 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.081 people per person for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.9% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.588 people per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.081 people per person, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 58th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.563 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.552 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.532 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.517 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.492 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.588 people per person | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.449 people per person | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.431 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.395 people per person | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.389 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.358 people per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.359 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.435 people per person | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 0.293 people per person | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 0.217 people per person | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.26 people per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.207 people per person | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.21 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.196 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.165 people per person | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.146 people per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.137 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.149 people per person | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.105 people per person | -29.5% |
| 2024 | 0.081 people per person | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4908 people per person | 0.389 people per person | 0.588 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.27 people per person | 0.165 people per person | 0.435 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1236 people per person | 0.081 people per person | 0.149 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 55 South Africa 0.098 people per person compare
- 56 Guatemala 0.091 people per person compare
- 57 Comoros 0.083 people per person compare
- 59 Guyana 0.07 people per person compare
- 60 Timor-Leste 0.057 people per person compare
- 61 Philippines 0.052 people per person compare
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % 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 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ghana?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Ghana was 0.081 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.588 people per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 people per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 58th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
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.