Number of people without access to electricity in Uganda
Uganda: Number of people without access to electricity was 22.36 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity in Uganda is 22.36 million people, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Uganda peaked at 30.59 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.22 million people, in 2000.
That places Uganda 5th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.22 million people | — |
| 2001 | 22.62 million people | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.54 million people | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 23.59 million people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.00 million people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.47 million people | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 26.20 million people | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.26 million people | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.68 million people | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 28.31 million people | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 28.47 million people | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.48 million people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.30 million people | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 30.43 million people | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 28.97 million people | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 30.59 million people | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 28.44 million people | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 27.16 million people | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.15 million people | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 25.24 million people | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.74 million people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.16 million people | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 25.03 million people | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.60 million people | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 22.36 million people | -5.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 22.36 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million people, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 22.36 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.69 million people | 22.22 million people | 28.31 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.92 million people | 24.15 million people | 30.59 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.38 million people | 22.36 million people | 25.74 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.69 million people compare
- 3 Ethiopia 57.31 million people compare
- 4 Tanzania 32.63 million people compare
- 6 Mozambique 21.85 million people compare
- 7 Niger 21.27 million people compare
- 8 Madagascar 18.38 million people 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)
- 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 15.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Uganda?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Uganda was 22.36 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.59 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.22 million people in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.