Nigeria Electricity Access 1990-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2022 was 60.50%, a 1% increase from 2021.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2021 was 59.50%, a 4.1% increase from 2020.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2020 was 55.40%, a 0% increase from 2019.
  • Nigeria electricity access for 2019 was 55.40%, a 1.1% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Georgia 100.00%
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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%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 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%
Kiribati 94.40%
Honduras 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%
Nigeria Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 60.50% 1.00%
2021 59.50% 4.10%
2020 55.40% 0.00%
2019 55.40% -1.10%
2018 56.50% 2.10%
2017 54.40% -4.90%
2016 59.30% 6.80%
2015 52.50% -1.70%
2014 54.20% -1.40%
2013 55.60% 2.60%
2012 53.00% -2.90%
2011 55.90% 7.90%
2010 48.00% -2.00%
2009 50.00% -0.30%
2008 50.30% 0.20%
2007 50.10% 2.50%
2006 47.60% 0.80%
2005 46.80% 0.70%
2004 46.10% -6.10%
2003 52.20% 7.60%
2002 44.60% 0.70%
2001 43.90% 0.70%
2000 43.20% -1.70%
1999 44.90% 3.65%
1998 41.25% 0.85%
1997 40.40% 0.85%
1996 39.55% 0.86%
1995 38.69% 0.86%
1994 37.83% 0.86%
1993 36.96% 0.86%
1992 36.10% 0.86%
1991 35.23% 7.93%
1990 27.30% 7.93%