Access to electricity in Uganda

Access to electricity in Uganda was 55.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.8 pts from 2023. That is the 191st highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202455.3%
Change on 2023+3.8 pts
Rank191st of 214Countries ranked
Series high55.32024
Series low0.51994

Access to electricity in Uganda, 1991 to 2024

020406019911998200320082013201820241991: 5.6 %1994: 0.5 %1995: 6.8 %1996: 2.8 %1997: 3.9 %1998: 5.1 %1999: 6.2 %2000: 7.4 %2001: 8.6 %2002: 7.8 %2003: 10.5 %2004: 11.6 %2005: 8.9 %2006: 9 %2007: 14.8 %2008: 15.9 %2009: 10 %2010: 12.1 %2011: 14.6 %2012: 20.5 %2013: 13.9 %2014: 20.4 %2015: 18.5 %2016: 26.7 %2017: 32.4 %2018: 41.9 %2019: 41.3 %2020: 42.1 %2021: 45.2 %2022: 47.1 %2023: 51.5 %2024: 55.3 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 32 values
Period%
202455.3
202351.5
202247.1
202145.2
202042.1
201941.3
201841.9
201732.4
201626.7
201518.5
201420.4
201313.9
201220.5
201114.6
201012.1
200910
200815.9
200714.8
20069
20058.9
200411.6
200310.5
20027.8
20018.6
20007.4
19996.2
19985.1
19973.9
19962.8
19956.8
19940.5
19915.6

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Uganda?

Access to electricity in Uganda was 55.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.8 pts from 2023. That is the 191st highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Uganda?

55.3% in 2024, the highest value since 1991 in this series.

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