People without electricity country in Uganda
Uganda: People without electricity country was 22.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.36 million
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
5th
of 214 countries
All-time high
30.59 million
in 2015
All-time low
17.14 million
in 1991
Years of data
32
1991–2024
People without electricity country in Uganda, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 22.36 million for people without electricity country in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Uganda peaked at 30.59 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.14 million, in 1991.
Uganda ranks 5th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
People without electricity country in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.14 million | — |
| 1994 | 20.00 million | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 19.26 million | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 20.63 million | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 20.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 21.37 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 21.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 22.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 22.62 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 23.54 million | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 23.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 25.47 million | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 26.20 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 25.26 million | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 25.68 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 28.31 million | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 28.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.30 million | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 30.43 million | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 28.97 million | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 30.59 million | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 28.44 million | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 27.16 million | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 24.15 million | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 25.24 million | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 25.16 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 25.03 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.60 million | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 22.36 million | -5.3% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 22.36 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 22.36 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.17 million | 17.14 million | 21.82 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.69 million | 22.22 million | 28.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.92 million | 24.15 million | 30.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.38 million | 22.36 million | 25.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 84.69 million compare
- 3 Ethiopia 57.31 million compare
- 4 Tanzania 32.63 million compare
- 6 Mozambique 21.85 million compare
- 7 Niger 21.27 million compare
- 8 Madagascar 18.38 million compare
More energy & mining data for Uganda
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 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 in Uganda?
- People without electricity country in Uganda was 22.36 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 30.59 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.14 million in 1991.
- How does Uganda rank for people without electricity country?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country 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 Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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