Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.098 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.098 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.298 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.098 people per person, in 2024.
That places South Africa 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.276 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.298 people per person | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.233 people per person | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 0.212 people per person | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.194 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.192 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.193 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.18 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.181 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.174 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.172 people per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.164 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.148 people per person | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.148 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.141 people per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.147 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.161 people per person | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.156 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.153 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.15 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 people per person | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.107 people per person | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.135 people per person | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 0.123 people per person | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.098 people per person | -20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2133 people per person | 0.174 people per person | 0.298 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.154 people per person | 0.141 people per person | 0.172 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1126 people per person | 0.098 people per person | 0.135 people per person | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.3095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 17.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Africa?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Africa was 0.098 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.298 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.098 people per person in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.