On average, 57 percent of the population in Africa had a connection to an electric grid in 2019/2021. The proportion considered 34 countries surveyed on the continent. In the same period, nearly 70 percent of the surveyed population lived in enumeration areas served by an electric grid, with the accessibility rate being higher in urban areas. Similarly, the share of urban residents connected to the grid was higher, at 85 percent, against 35 percent among rural dwellers.
Connection to an electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by area of residence
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Afrobarometer. (April 8, 2022). Connection to an electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by area of residence [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315281/connection-to-an-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer. "Connection to an electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by area of residence." Chart. April 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315281/connection-to-an-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer. (2022). Connection to an electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by area of residence. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315281/connection-to-an-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer. "Connection to An Electric Grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by Area of Residence." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315281/connection-to-an-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/
Afrobarometer, Connection to an electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by area of residence Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315281/connection-to-an-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Connection to an electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021, by area of residence [Graph], Afrobarometer, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315281/connection-to-an-electric-grid-in-africa-by-area/