Nigeria - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Nigeria was 24.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 33.97 in 2016, while its lowest value was 4.04 in 1990.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1990 4.04
1991 14.25
1992 14.97
1993 15.69
1994 16.42
1995 17.16
1996 17.90
1997 18.66
1998 19.43
1999 24.33
2000 21.27
2001 21.67
2002 22.06
2003 32.70
2004 22.82
2005 23.19
2006 23.54
2007 25.28
2008 25.62
2009 24.63
2010 23.54
2011 31.02
2012 27.73
2013 31.63
2014 27.37
2015 25.90
2016 33.97
2020 24.58

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Nigeria was 83.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 87.10 in 2011, while its lowest value was 79.80 in 2010.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1990 82.40
1991 83.78
1992 83.85
1993 83.91
1994 83.96
1995 84.00
1996 84.04
1997 84.05
1998 84.05
1999 84.30
2000 83.98
2001 83.93
2002 83.88
2003 84.90
2004 83.80
2005 83.79
2006 83.80
2007 86.16
2008 84.80
2009 83.93
2010 79.80
2011 87.10
2012 84.09
2013 83.60
2014 84.16
2015 81.50
2016 86.00
2020 83.90

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Nigeria was 55.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 59.30 in 2016, while its lowest value was 27.30 in 1990.

Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1990 27.30
1991 35.23
1992 36.10
1993 36.96
1994 37.83
1995 38.69
1996 39.55
1997 40.40
1998 41.25
1999 44.90
2000 43.12
2001 43.88
2002 44.63
2003 52.20
2004 46.12
2005 46.87
2006 47.61
2007 50.13
2008 50.30
2009 49.88
2010 48.00
2011 55.90
2012 53.23
2013 55.60
2014 54.05
2015 52.50
2016 59.30
2017 54.40
2018 56.50
2019 55.40
2020 55.40

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use