Ghana Electricity Access 1993-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Ghana electricity access for 2022 was 85.10%, a 1.2% decline from 2021.
  • Ghana electricity access for 2021 was 86.30%, a 0.9% increase from 2020.
  • Ghana electricity access for 2020 was 85.40%, a 1.9% increase from 2019.
  • Ghana electricity access for 2019 was 83.50%, a 3.1% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Tunisia 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Indonesia 100.00%
Bolivia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.70%
Timor-Leste 99.70%
Bangladesh 99.40%
India 99.20%
Cabo Verde 97.10%
Pakistan 95.00%
Philippines 94.80%
Honduras 94.40%
Kiribati 94.40%
Cambodia 92.30%
Nicaragua 86.50%
Micronesia 85.30%
Ghana 85.10%
Eswatini 82.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.00%
Solomon Islands 76.00%
Kenya 76.00%
Myanmar 73.70%
Cameroon 71.00%
Vanuatu 70.00%
Djibouti 65.00%
Sudan 63.20%
Nigeria 60.50%
Republic of Congo 50.60%
Lesotho 50.00%
Mauritania 49.00%
Angola 48.50%
Zambia 47.80%
Papua New Guinea 19.00%
Ghana Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 85.10% -1.20%
2021 86.30% 0.90%
2020 85.40% 1.90%
2019 83.50% 3.10%
2018 80.40% 1.40%
2017 79.00% -0.30%
2016 79.30% 5.30%
2015 74.00% -4.30%
2014 78.30% 7.60%
2013 70.70% 14.20%
2012 56.50% -7.60%
2011 64.10% -0.10%
2010 64.20% 3.10%
2009 61.10% 0.60%
2008 60.50% 3.60%
2007 56.90% 1.80%
2006 55.10% 13.80%
2005 41.30% -9.50%
2004 50.80% 2.50%
2003 48.30% 1.50%
2002 46.80% 2.00%
2001 44.80% 1.10%
2000 43.70% 2.96%
1999 40.74% -1.86%
1998 42.60% 6.00%
1997 36.60% 2.07%
1996 34.53% 2.08%
1995 32.45% 2.08%
1994 30.37% -0.23%
1993 30.60% -0.23%