On average, nearly 70 percent of the population in Africa lived in enumeration areas with access to an electric grid. The proportion considered 30 countries surveyed in the region. During the period observed, the share of enumeration areas served by an electric grid has minimally improved. The accessibility varied greatly among African countries.
Access to the electric grid in Africa from 2011 to 2021
July 2019 and April 2020; October 2020 and July 2021*
Special properties
30 countries surveyed
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
* According to the source, "Eight rounds of surveys have been completed in up to 39 countries since 1999. Round 8 surveys (2019/2021) cover 34 countries – 18 surveyed between July 2019 and April 2020 and 16 surveyed (after a hiatus due to COVID-19) between October 2020 and July 2021".
The source adds the following:
"Surveyors recorded whether enumeration areas had an electricity grid that most houses could access. (% “yes”)".
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Afrobarometer. (April 8, 2022). Access to the electric grid in Africa from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315266/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Access to the electric grid in Africa from 2011 to 2021." Chart. April 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315266/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. (2022). Access to the electric grid in Africa from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315266/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Access to The Electric Grid in Africa from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315266/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
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Access to the electric grid in Africa from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Afrobarometer, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315266/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
