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
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Uganda, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- 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)
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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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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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.