Number of people without access to electricity in Mali

Mali: Number of people without access to electricity was 12.36 million people in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
12.36 million people
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
15th
of 214 countries
All-time high
12.92 million people
in 2017
All-time low
10.04 million people
in 2018
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201220242000: 10.4M people2001: 10.6M people2002: 10.7M people2003: 10.8M people2004: 11.0M people2005: 11.1M people2006: 11.7M people2007: 11.3M people2008: 11.4M people2009: 11.7M people2010: 11.6M people2011: 11.7M people2012: 12.6M people2013: 11.8M people2014: 11.9M people2015: 11.6M people2016: 11.7M people2017: 12.9M people2018: 10.0M people2019: 11.0M people2020: 10.7M people2021: 10.4M people2022: 10.8M people2023: 10.8M people2024: 12.4M people

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

Analysis

Mali recorded 12.36 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Mali peaked at 12.92 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.04 million people, in 2018.

That places Mali 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.08 million people 10.45 million people 11.73 million people 10
2010s 11.69 million people 10.04 million people 12.92 million people 10
2020s 11.04 million people 10.43 million people 12.36 million people 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 12 Angola 16.86 million people compare
  2. 13 Burkina Faso 15.54 million people compare
  3. 14 Kenya 12.98 million people compare
  4. 16 South Sudan 11.30 million people compare
  5. 17 Burundi 11.22 million people compare
  6. 18 Pakistan 10.80 million people compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

More energy & mining data for Mali

All data for Mali →

Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to electricity in Mali?
Number of people without access to electricity in Mali was 12.36 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 Mali?
The highest recorded value was 12.92 million people in 2017.
What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 10.04 million people in 2018.
How does Mali rank for number of people without access to electricity?
Mali ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mali 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.