Only five percent of the people with an electric connection in Malawi in 2019/2021 reported the electricity supply worked most or all the time. The country also had the smallest share of the population connected to the electric grid among the 34 nations surveyed in Africa. Reliability on the grid amounted to 14 percent and 15 percent in Nigeria and Ethiopia, respectively. On average, 43 percent of respondents on the continent had a reliable supply of electricity.
Countries with the least reliable supply of electricity 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?".
Only displaying countries with a share below the continent's average.
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Afrobarometer. (April 8, 2022). Countries with the least reliable supply of electricity in Africa in 2019/2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1315301/countries-with-the-least-reliable-supply-of-electricity-in-africa-2019-2021/
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