Niger Electricity Access 1992-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Niger electricity access for 2020 was 19.25%, a 0.28% increase from 2019.
  • Niger electricity access for 2019 was 18.97%, a 1.37% increase from 2018.
  • Niger electricity access for 2018 was 17.60%, a 0.45% decline from 2017.
  • Niger electricity access for 2017 was 18.05%, a 0.78% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.78%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.14%
Comoros 86.74%
Yemen 73.76%
Senegal 70.37%
Gambia 62.27%
Togo 54.00%
Zimbabwe 52.75%
North Korea 52.31%
Eritrea 52.17%
Ethiopia 51.09%
Mali 50.56%
Somalia 49.73%
Haiti 46.93%
Rwanda 46.60%
Guinea 44.67%
Uganda 42.07%
Benin 41.41%
Tanzania 39.90%
Madagascar 33.74%
Guinea-Bissau 33.34%
Mozambique 30.60%
Liberia 27.53%
Sierra Leone 26.20%
Niger 19.25%
Democratic Republic of Congo 19.10%
Burkina Faso 18.96%
Central African Republic 15.47%
Malawi 14.87%
Burundi 11.74%
Chad 11.08%
South Sudan 7.24%
Niger Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 19.25% 0.28%
2019 18.97% 1.37%
2018 17.60% -0.45%
2017 18.05% 0.78%
2016 17.27% 0.67%
2015 16.60% 0.83%
2014 15.77% 0.60%
2013 15.17% 0.77%
2012 14.40% 0.10%
2011 14.30% 1.02%
2010 13.28% 0.95%
2009 12.33% 0.51%
2008 11.81% 0.50%
2007 11.31% 2.01%
2006 9.30% 2.20%
2005 7.10% -2.74%
2004 9.84% 0.49%
2003 9.35% 0.49%
2002 8.86% 0.50%
2001 8.36% 1.88%
2000 6.48% -0.84%
1999 7.33% 0.63%
1998 6.70% 0.46%
1997 6.24% -0.76%
1996 7.00% 0.80%
1995 6.20% 1.63%
1994 4.57% 0.56%
1993 4.01% -0.39%
1992 4.40% -0.39%