Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda

Uganda: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.447 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.447 people per person
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
24th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.926 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.447 people per person
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.926 people per person2001: 0.914 people per person2002: 0.922 people per person2003: 0.895 people per person2004: 0.884 people per person2005: 0.911 people per person2006: 0.91 people per person2007: 0.852 people per person2008: 0.841 people per person2009: 0.9 people per person2010: 0.879 people per person2011: 0.854 people per person2012: 0.795 people per person2013: 0.861 people per person2014: 0.796 people per person2015: 0.815 people per person2016: 0.733 people per person2017: 0.676 people per person2018: 0.581 people per person2019: 0.587 people per person2020: 0.579 people per person2021: 0.548 people per person2022: 0.529 people per person2023: 0.485 people per person2024: 0.447 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda stood at 0.447 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.926 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.447 people per person, in 2024.

That places Uganda 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda, 2000 to 2024.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.926 people per person
2001 0.914 people per person -1.3%
2002 0.922 people per person +0.9%
2003 0.895 people per person -2.9%
2004 0.884 people per person -1.2%
2005 0.911 people per person +3.1%
2006 0.91 people per person -0.1%
2007 0.852 people per person -6.4%
2008 0.841 people per person -1.3%
2009 0.9 people per person +7.0%
2010 0.879 people per person -2.3%
2011 0.854 people per person -2.8%
2012 0.795 people per person -6.9%
2013 0.861 people per person +8.3%
2014 0.796 people per person -7.5%
2015 0.815 people per person +2.4%
2016 0.733 people per person -10.1%
2017 0.676 people per person -7.8%
2018 0.581 people per person -14.1%
2019 0.587 people per person +1.0%
2020 0.579 people per person -1.4%
2021 0.548 people per person -5.4%
2022 0.529 people per person -3.5%
2023 0.485 people per person -8.3%
2024 0.447 people per person -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8955 people per person 0.841 people per person 0.926 people per person 10
2010s 0.7577 people per person 0.581 people per person 0.879 people per person 10
2020s 0.5176 people per person 0.447 people per person 0.579 people per person 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 21 Haiti 0.461 people per person compare
  2. 22 Somalia 0.456 people per person compare
  3. 23 Eritrea 0.447 people per person compare
  4. 25 Angola 0.445 people per person compare
  5. 26 Ethiopia 0.434 people per person compare
  6. 27 Benin 0.41 people per person compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda?
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda was 0.447 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.926 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.447 people per person in 2024.
How does Uganda rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
Uganda ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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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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

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.