On average, over 90 percent of urban residents in Africa lived in areas with access to an electric grid. The proportion considered 39 countries surveyed on the continent. Among rural dwellers, 44 percent were served by a grid.
Share of population with access to the electric grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by area of residence
The source adds the following information:
"Surveyors recorded whether enumeration areas had an electricity grid that most houses could access. (% “yes”)".
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Afrobarometer. (April 11, 2024). Share of population with access to the electric grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by area of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315274/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer. "Share of population with access to the electric grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by area of residence." Chart. April 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315274/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer. (2024). Share of population with access to the electric grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by area of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315274/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer. "Share of Population with Access to The Electric Grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by Area of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315274/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer, Share of population with access to the electric grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by area of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315274/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Share of population with access to the electric grid in Africa in 2021/2023, by area of residence [Graph], Afrobarometer, April 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315274/access-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
