Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.631 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mozambique is 0.631 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.943 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.631 people per person, in 2024.
That places Mozambique 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.939 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.943 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.916 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.919 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.893 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.882 people per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.87 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.876 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.864 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.85 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.811 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.798 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.788 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.776 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.752 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.76 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.738 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.757 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.689 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.703 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.694 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.685 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.668 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.64 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.631 people per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8952 people per person | 0.85 people per person | 0.943 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7572 people per person | 0.689 people per person | 0.811 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6636 people per person | 0.631 people per person | 0.694 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.775 people per person compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.66 people per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.651 people per person compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 people per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.575 people per person compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 people per person compare
More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.69 % 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 21.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mozambique?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Mozambique was 0.631 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.631 people per person in 2024.
- How does Mozambique rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.