Number of people without access to electricity in Angola
Angola: Number of people without access to electricity was 16.86 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Angola recorded 16.86 million people for number of people without access to electricity in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Angola peaked at 18.47 million people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 12.28 million people, in 2000.
That places Angola 12th 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.28 million people | — |
| 2001 | 13.40 million people | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 12.77 million people | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 13.03 million people | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 13.32 million people | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.62 million people | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 13.91 million people | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 12.99 million people | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 13.27 million people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.84 million people | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 15.14 million people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 15.84 million people | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 15.79 million people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.12 million people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 18.47 million people | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 16.33 million people | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 16.98 million people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 17.26 million people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 17.12 million people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 17.61 million people | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 17.73 million people | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.89 million people | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.35 million people | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 17.97 million people | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 16.86 million people | -6.2% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 16.86 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524 people, 21.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 16.86 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.34 million people | 12.28 million people | 14.84 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.67 million people | 15.14 million people | 18.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.76 million people | 16.86 million people | 18.35 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More energy & mining data for Angola
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 20.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Angola?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Angola was 16.86 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 million people in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.28 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Angola ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.