Afghanistan Electricity Access 2000-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Afghanistan electricity access for 2022 was 85.30%, a 12.4% decline from 2021.
  • Afghanistan electricity access for 2021 was 97.70%, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Afghanistan electricity access for 2020 was 97.70%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Afghanistan electricity access for 2019 was 97.70%, a 4.3% increase 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%
Afghanistan Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 85.30% -12.40%
2021 97.70% 0.00%
2020 97.70% 0.00%
2019 97.70% 4.30%
2018 93.40% -4.30%
2017 97.70% 0.00%
2016 97.70% 26.20%
2015 71.50% -18.00%
2014 89.50% 21.50%
2013 68.00% -1.10%
2012 69.10% 25.90%
2011 43.20% 0.50%
2010 42.70% -5.60%
2009 48.30% 5.90%
2008 42.40% 4.00%
2007 38.40% 4.90%
2006 33.50% 4.80%
2005 28.70% 4.90%
2004 23.80% 4.80%
2003 19.00% 4.90%
2002 14.10% 4.80%
2001 9.30% 4.90%
2000 4.40% 4.90%