Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Niger
Niger: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 20.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Niger, 1992β2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Niger is 20.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Niger peaked at 20.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1993.
Niger ranks 209th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 13.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 20.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 206 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22.1% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 21.7% compare
- 208 Papua New Guinea 20.5% compare
- 210 Central African Republic 17.6% compare
- 211 Malawi 15.6% compare
- 212 Chad 12.0% compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Niger?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Niger was 20.1% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank β with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1993.
- How does Niger rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Niger ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. 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.