Access to electricity in Liberia
34.9% of people in Liberia had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2007.
Liberia, 2024
34.9%
Change from 2023
+2.4percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
207th of 215
Access to electricity in Liberia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.9% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | – | 81.4% |
| 2005 | – | 80.7% |
| 2004 | – | 80.0% |
| 2003 | – | 80.0% |
| 2002 | – | 79.1% |
| 2001 | – | 78.7% |
| 2000 | – | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4 percentage points from 32.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.4%, the figure has changed by +25.5 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Liberia has the 207th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.