People without electricity country, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.447 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.447 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.9947 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.447 units per person, in 2024.
That places Uganda 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Uganda, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.944 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.9947 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.932 units per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9719 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9606 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9493 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.938 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.926 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.914 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.922 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.895 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.884 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.911 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.91 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.852 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.841 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.879 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.854 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.795 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.861 units per person | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.796 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.815 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.733 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.676 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.581 units per person | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 0.587 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.579 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.548 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.529 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.485 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.447 units per person | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9558 units per person | 0.932 units per person | 0.9947 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8955 units per person | 0.841 units per person | 0.926 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7577 units per person | 0.581 units per person | 0.879 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5176 units per person | 0.447 units per person | 0.579 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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 people without electricity country, per capita in Uganda?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Uganda was 0.447 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9947 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.447 units per person in 2024.
- How does Uganda rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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How this figure is calculated
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
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
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.