Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 93.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa is 93.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa peaked at 93.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.7% | — |
| 2001 | 82.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 87.5% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2% | 81.7% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 87.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 92.0% | 93.1% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Northern Africa
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 106,493 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.11 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 10.0% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 89.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 1,153 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 58.84 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 6.2% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 57.17 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 210.08 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Northern Africa was 93.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Northern Africa ranks 22nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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