Access to electricity in Uganda
55.3% of people in Uganda had access to electricity in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Uganda, 2024
55.3%
Change from 2023
+3.8percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Position in 2024
192nd of 215
Access to electricity in Uganda 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 | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.3% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 42.1% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.8 percentage points from 51.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.4%, the figure has changed by +34.9 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 192nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.