Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 117.69 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda is 117.69 people per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda peaked at 152.54 people per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 111.23 people per square kilometre, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 111.23 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 113.19 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 117.82 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 118.04 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 120.14 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 127.49 people per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 131.14 people per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 126.44 people per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 128.54 people per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 141.66 people per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 141.99 people per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 142.06 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 136.14 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 151.73 people per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 144.48 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 152.54 people per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 141.83 people per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 135.45 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 120.44 people per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 125.88 people per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 128.37 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 125.47 people per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 124.82 people per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 117.69 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 123.57 people per square kilometre | 111.23 people per square kilometre | 141.66 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.25 people per square kilometre | 120.44 people per square kilometre | 152.54 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.09 people per square kilometre | 117.69 people per square kilometre | 128.37 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 2 Haiti 205.64 people per square kilometre compare
- 3 Rwanda 204.2 people per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malawi 188.93 people per square kilometre compare
- 6 Nigeria 97.08 people per square kilometre compare
- 7 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 93.25 people per square kilometre compare
- 8 Gambia 88.24 people per square kilometre compare
More energy & mining data for Uganda
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.21 % 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 15.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Uganda was 117.69 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 152.54 people per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.23 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.