On average, 57 percent of the population in Africa had a connection to an electric grid in 2019/2021. Of those, nearly 40 percent reported having an electricity connection that works all the time, while the connection worked most of the time for 36 percent. Around one-quarter of people with electricity in the 34 surveyed African countries reported their connections worked about half of the time, occasionally, or never.
Reliability of connections to the electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021
July 2019 and April 2020; October 2020 and July 2021*
Number of respondents
48,084 interviews
Special properties
34 countries
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Do you have an electric connection to your home from the mains? [If yes:]
How often is electricity actually available from this connection?".
The source does not provide any information regarding missing percentage points to 100 percent.
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Afrobarometer. (April 8, 2022). Reliability of connections to the electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315295/reliability-of-connections-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Reliability of connections to the electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021." Chart. April 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315295/reliability-of-connections-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. (2022). Reliability of connections to the electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315295/reliability-of-connections-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
Afrobarometer. "Reliability of Connections to The Electric Grid in Africa in 2019/2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315295/reliability-of-connections-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
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Reliability of connections to the electric grid in Africa in 2019/2021 [Graph], Afrobarometer, April 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315295/reliability-of-connections-to-the-electric-grid-in-africa/
