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, 1992–2024
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 33 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, 8.43 million people, in 1992.
Niger ranks 7th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.33 million people | 8.43 million people | 10.30 million people | 8 |
| 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
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (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)
- Fuel exports 88.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 45.8% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 65.9% (2023)
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 8.43 million people in 1992.
- 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.