Uganda Electricity Access 1991-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2022 was 47.10%, a 1.9% increase from 2021.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2021 was 45.20%, a 3.1% increase from 2020.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2020 was 42.10%, a 0.8% increase from 2019.
  • Uganda electricity access for 2019 was 41.30%, a 0.6% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 100.00%
Nepal 91.30%
Comoros 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.00%
Afghanistan 85.30%
Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
North Korea 54.70%
Mali 53.00%
Rwanda 50.60%
Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
Tanzania 45.80%
Guinea-Bissau 37.40%
Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
Uganda Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 47.10% 1.90%
2021 45.20% 3.10%
2020 42.10% 0.80%
2019 41.30% -0.60%
2018 41.90% 9.50%
2017 32.40% 5.70%
2016 26.70% 8.20%
2015 18.50% -1.90%
2014 20.40% 6.50%
2013 13.90% -6.60%
2012 20.50% 5.90%
2011 14.60% 2.50%
2010 12.10% 2.10%
2009 10.00% -5.90%
2008 15.90% 1.10%
2007 14.80% 5.80%
2006 9.00% 0.10%
2005 8.90% -2.70%
2004 11.60% 1.10%
2003 10.50% 2.70%
2002 7.80% -0.80%
2001 8.60% 1.20%
2000 7.40% 1.20%
1999 6.20% 1.12%
1998 5.07% 1.13%
1997 3.94% 1.13%
1996 2.81% -3.99%
1995 6.80% 6.27%
1994 0.53% -5.07%
1991 5.60% -5.07%