Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Households with electricity (%)

55.2% Nigeria, 2024

Down 4.2 points from 59.4% in 2018.

Survey estimateEach survey roundSDG 7.1.1

Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · HC_ELEC_H_ELC · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission

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By state

2024 · darker means higher
Abia: 77.3%Adamawa: 29.1%Akwa Ibom: 60.3%Anambra: 86.3%Bauchi: 34.4%Benue: 37.8%Borno: 23.8%Bayelsa: 64.1%Cross River: 39.1%Delta: 73.8%Ebonyi: 35.9%Edo: 88.4%Ekiti: 75.1%Enugu: 80.8%FCT, Abuja: 86.4%Gombe: 44.4%Imo: 63.3%Jigawa: 15.9%Kaduna: 42.9%Kebbi: 18.8%Kano: 42.9%Kogi: 45.9%Katsina: 45.6%Kwara: 74.3%Lagos: 94.8%Nasarawa: 65.2%Niger: 41.2%Ogun: 80.9%Ondo: 69.7%Osun: 90.6%Oyo: 78.0%Plateau: 27.0%Rivers: 86.3%Sokoto: 21.8%Taraba: 23.1%Yobe: 42.0%Zamfara: 27.0%
15.9%–29.1%29.1%–42.9%42.9%–65.2%65.2%–80.8%80.8%–94.8%
  1. 1Lagos94.8%
  2. 2Osun90.6%
  3. 3Edo88.4%
  4. 4FCT, Abuja86.4%
  5. 5Rivers86.3%
  6. 6Anambra86.3%
  7. 7Ogun80.9%
  8. 8Enugu80.8%
  9. 9Oyo78.0%
  10. 10Abia77.3%
  11. 11Ekiti75.1%
  12. 12Kwara74.3%
  13. 13Delta73.8%
  14. 14Ondo69.7%
  15. 15Nasarawa65.2%
  16. 16Bayelsa64.1%
  17. 17Imo63.3%
  18. 18Akwa Ibom60.3%
  19. 19Kogi45.9%
  20. 20Katsina45.6%
  21. 21Gombe44.4%
  22. 22Kano42.9%
  23. 23Kaduna42.9%
  24. 24Yobe42.0%
  25. 25Niger41.2%
  26. 26Cross River39.1%
  27. 27Benue37.8%
  28. 28Ebonyi35.9%
  29. 29Bauchi34.4%
  30. 30Adamawa29.1%
  31. 31Plateau27.0%
  32. 32Zamfara27.0%
  33. 33Borno23.8%
  34. 34Taraba23.1%
  35. 35Sokoto21.8%
  36. 36Kebbi18.8%
  37. 37Jigawa15.9%

Black line: Nigeria overall, 55.2%.

Who is behind the national figure

2024 · black line: Nigeria overall
Urban or rural
Urban
79.8%
Rural
29.9%
Wealth group
Poorest fifth
1.7%
Second fifth
13.2%
Middle fifth
52.2%
Fourth fifth
85.8%
Richest fifth
96.5%

Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) (NG2024DHS), version 3. Survey estimates have margins of error; groups whose bars are close may not differ. Download breakdowns (CSV)

How we know

Definition
Share of households with electricity, as reported in the survey.
Type of figure
Survey estimate. Estimated from a household survey, so it has a margin of error. Where the survey publishes one, the 95% confidence interval is shown.
Updated
Each survey round
SDG target
7.1.1
Source
The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) (DHS:HC_ELEC_H_ELC)
Licence
DHS-TERMS
Version
Dataset dhs-nigeria-states, version 3, published 2 November 2026
Cite this
The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission, Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API), indicator DHS:HC_ELEC_H_ELC. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset dhs-nigeria-states, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: DHS-TERMS.

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All years

YearValue
202455.2%
201859.4%
201355.6%
200850.3%
200352.2%