Number of people without access to electricity in Angola

Angola: Number of people without access to electricity was 16.86 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.86 million people
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
12th
of 214 countries
All-time high
18.47 million people
in 2014
All-time low
12.28 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Number of people without access to electricity in Angola, 2000–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201220242000: 12.3M people2001: 13.4M people2002: 12.8M people2003: 13.0M people2004: 13.3M people2005: 13.6M people2006: 13.9M people2007: 13.0M people2008: 13.3M people2009: 14.8M people2010: 15.1M people2011: 15.8M people2012: 15.8M people2013: 16.1M people2014: 18.5M people2015: 16.3M people2016: 17.0M people2017: 17.3M people2018: 17.1M people2019: 17.6M people2020: 17.7M people2021: 17.9M people2022: 18.4M people2023: 18.0M people2024: 16.9M people

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Angola recorded 16.86 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Angola peaked at 18.47 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.28 million people, in 2000.

Angola ranks 12th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.34 million people 12.28 million people 14.84 million people 10
2010s 16.67 million people 15.14 million people 18.47 million people 10
2020s 17.76 million people 16.86 million people 18.35 million people 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 9 Malawi 18.28 million people compare
  2. 10 Chad 17.58 million people compare
  3. 11 Sudan 17.15 million people compare
  4. 13 Burkina Faso 15.54 million people compare
  5. 14 Kenya 12.98 million people compare
  6. 15 Mali 12.36 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity in Angola?
Number of people without access to electricity in Angola was 16.86 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 18.47 million people in 2014.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 12.28 million people in 2000.
How does Angola rank for number of people without access to electricity?
Angola ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.