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Urban and rural electricity access in five West African countries, 2000 to 2024
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The chart shows the difference in access rates. The data table gives the urban and rural rates behind each point.
Urban and rural electricity access in five West African countries, 2000 to 2024
Each percentage uses the population in its own settlement category. The gap is urban access minus rural access, in percentage points. Every row combines the two World Bank series. The underlying survey mix and modelled estimates can affect changes over time.
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2024 | 98.6 | 82.6 | 16.0 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2023 | 97.5 | 77.8 | 19.7 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2022 | 95 | 71.6 | 23.4 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2021 | 95.2 | 74 | 21.2 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2020 | 94.6 | 73.1 | 21.5 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2019 | 93.8 | 70 | 23.8 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2018 | 89.9 | 68.3 | 21.6 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2017 | 90 | 65.3 | 24.7 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2016 | 89.8 | 66.6 | 23.2 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2015 | 88.4 | 57 | 31.4 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2014 | 90.8 | 64 | 26.8 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2013 | 88.5 | 50.8 | 37.7 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2012 | 86.8 | 23.6 | 63.2 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2011 | 85 | 42 | 43 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2010 | 72.8 | 55.4 | 17.4 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2009 | 84.2 | 37.9 | 46.3 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2008 | 84.8 | 36.8 | 48.0 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2007 | 82.7 | 32.4 | 50.3 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2006 | 80.7 | 31.4 | 49.3 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2005 | 78.4 | 7.9 | 70.5 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2004 | 80.7 | 24.7 | 56.0 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2003 | 76.9 | 24 | 52.9 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2002 | 79.5 | 19.8 | 59.7 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2001 | 78.9 | 17.4 | 61.5 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2000 | 80.5 | 14.9 | 65.6 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2024 | 95.7 | 67.1 | 28.6 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2023 | 96.1 | 56.5 | 39.6 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2022 | 96.6 | 43.5 | 53.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2021 | 93.9 | 43.4 | 50.5 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2020 | 92 | 38.6 | 53.4 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2019 | 95.2 | 47.8 | 47.4 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2018 | 93.5 | 41.4 | 52.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2017 | 91.7 | 35.4 | 56.3 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2016 | 87.7 | 44.5 | 43.2 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2015 | 86.9 | 38.1 | 48.8 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2014 | 85 | 41 | 44 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2013 | 87.8 | 31.8 | 56.0 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2012 | 86.3 | 32.5 | 53.8 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2011 | 87.8 | 31.7 | 56.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2010 | 84.3 | 34.9 | 49.4 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2009 | 83.4 | 30.6 | 52.8 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2008 | 81.2 | 26.1 | 55.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2007 | 80 | 24.5 | 55.5 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2006 | 83.6 | 25.4 | 58.2 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2005 | 80.4 | 23.3 | 57.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2004 | 76.7 | 8.7 | 68.0 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2003 | 75.7 | 18.6 | 57.1 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2002 | 74.2 | 11.3 | 62.9 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2001 | 73.6 | 15.3 | 58.3 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2000 | 74.6 | 12.8 | 61.8 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2024 | 94.3 | 47.7 | 46.6 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2023 | 93.9 | 48 | 45.9 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2022 | 95 | 45.3 | 49.7 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2021 | 94.9 | 45.2 | 49.7 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2020 | 94.3 | 43.7 | 50.6 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2019 | 93.7 | 42.1 | 51.6 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2018 | 93.1 | 40.4 | 52.7 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2017 | 92.5 | 38.4 | 54.1 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2016 | 92 | 36.7 | 55.3 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2015 | 86.5 | 39.2 | 47.3 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2014 | 90.6 | 34.3 | 56.3 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2013 | 89.9 | 34.5 | 55.4 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2012 | 88.1 | 25.8 | 62.3 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2011 | 88.1 | 26.3 | 61.8 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2010 | 87.9 | 31.9 | 56.0 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2009 | 87.2 | 31 | 56.2 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2008 | 88.8 | 35.6 | 53.2 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2007 | 85.8 | 29.3 | 56.5 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2006 | 91.2 | 34.1 | 57.1 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2005 | 86.4 | 36.2 | 50.2 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2004 | 83.9 | 26.9 | 57.0 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2003 | 83.3 | 26.1 | 57.2 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2002 | 82.7 | 26.8 | 55.9 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2001 | 82.1 | 24.6 | 57.5 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2000 | 81.6 | 23.8 | 57.8 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2024 | 71.6 | 45 | 26.6 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2023 | 70.3 | 43.7 | 26.6 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2022 | 71.1 | 45.5 | 25.6 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2021 | 67 | 18 | 49 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2020 | 66.1 | 17.4 | 48.7 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2019 | 65.2 | 16.9 | 48.3 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2018 | 64.3 | 16.3 | 48.0 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2017 | 54.2 | 17.2 | 37.0 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2016 | 62.5 | 15.2 | 47.3 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2015 | 51.7 | 11.1 | 40.6 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2014 | 55.8 | 16.2 | 39.6 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2013 | 61 | 13.4 | 47.6 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2012 | 68.6 | 14.6 | 54.0 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2011 | 67 | 13.6 | 53.4 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2010 | 65.4 | 10.6 | 54.8 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2009 | 55.7 | 10.9 | 44.8 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2008 | 54.7 | 10.3 | 44.4 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2007 | 53.8 | 9.7 | 44.1 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2006 | 56.6 | 7.9 | 48.7 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2005 | 51.9 | 8.5 | 43.4 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2004 | 51 | 7.9 | 43.1 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2003 | 50.1 | 7.4 | 42.7 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2002 | 49.2 | 6.8 | 42.4 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2001 | 49.6 | 4.4 | 45.2 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2000 | 47.5 | 5.4 | 42.1 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2024 | 85.5 | 23.5 | 62.0 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2023 | 85 | 32.9 | 52.1 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2022 | 89 | 27 | 62 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2021 | 89.2 | 26.3 | 62.9 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2020 | 83.9 | 24.6 | 59.3 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2019 | 83.9 | 25.5 | 58.4 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2018 | 81.7 | 31 | 50.7 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2017 | 86.8 | 22.6 | 64.2 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2016 | 86 | 34 | 52 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2015 | 81.5 | 25.9 | 55.6 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2014 | 84.7 | 27.1 | 57.6 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2013 | 83.6 | 31.6 | 52.0 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2012 | 84.5 | 27 | 57.5 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2011 | 87.1 | 31 | 56.1 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2010 | 79.8 | 23.5 | 56.3 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2009 | 84.1 | 24.6 | 59.5 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2008 | 84.8 | 25.6 | 59.2 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2007 | 86.2 | 25.3 | 60.9 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2006 | 83.9 | 23.5 | 60.4 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2005 | 83.8 | 23.1 | 60.7 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2004 | 83.8 | 22.8 | 61.0 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2003 | 84.9 | 32.7 | 52.2 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2002 | 83.8 | 22.1 | 61.7 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2001 | 83.8 | 21.8 | 62.0 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2000 | 83.8 | 21.5 | 62.3 | Source 1 |