Number of people without access to electricity in Niger
Niger: Number of people without access to electricity was 21.27 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Niger recorded 21.27 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Niger peaked at 21.27 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.76 million people, in 2000.
That places Niger 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Niger, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.76 million people | — |
| 2001 | 10.92 million people | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 11.26 million people | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 11.61 million people | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.98 million people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 12.78 million people | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 12.94 million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.15 million people | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 13.55 million people | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 13.98 million people | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 14.30 million people | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.72 million people | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.27 million people | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 15.70 million people | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 16.20 million people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 16.63 million people | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 17.17 million people | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 17.66 million people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.28 million people | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 18.70 million people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.28 million people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 19.94 million people | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 20.38 million people | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20.90 million people | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 21.27 million people | +1.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 21.27 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million people, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 21.27 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.29 million people | 10.76 million people | 13.98 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.46 million people | 14.30 million people | 18.70 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.36 million people | 19.28 million people | 21.27 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More energy & mining data for Niger
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -6.6 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Niger?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Niger was 21.27 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 21.27 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.76 million people in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Niger ranks 7th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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About this data
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.