Access to electricity in South Africa
90.2% of people in South Africa had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1996.
South Africa, 2024
90.2%
Change from 2023
+2.5percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
161st of 215
Access to electricity in South Africa 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 | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90.2% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 80.6% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 76.7% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 87.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 85.9%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 161st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.