People without electricity country, per capita in Niger
Niger: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.787 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Niger, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.787 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.9599 units per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.787 units per person, in 2024.
Niger ranks 6th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.956 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.9599 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9543 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.938 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.93 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9376 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.933 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9267 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.935 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.916 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.912 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.907 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.903 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.929 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.907 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.888 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.882 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.877 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.864 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.857 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.856 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.848 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.843 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.834 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.83 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.824 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.824 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.815 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.813 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.814 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.805 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.799 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.787 units per person | -1.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.787 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.563 units per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.787 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.422 units per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9419 units per person | 0.9267 units per person | 0.9599 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.9056 units per person | 0.877 units per person | 0.935 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8395 units per person | 0.815 units per person | 0.864 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8036 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.814 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 3 Malawi 0.844 units per person compare
- 4 Central African Republic 0.818 units per person compare
- 5 Burundi 0.799 units per person compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.775 units per person compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.66 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.651 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Niger
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0.2899 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 10.72 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.2899 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 10.72 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Niger?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Niger was 0.787 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9599 units per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.787 units per person in 2024.
- How does Niger rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Niger ranks 6th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People without electricity country Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.