Access to electricity (% of population)
62.5% Nigeria, 2024
Up 1.3 points from 61.2% in 2023.
Modelled estimateYearlySDG 7.1.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
- Type of figure
- Modelled estimate. Produced by a statistical model that combines surveys and other data, often to fill years without a survey. It is not a direct measurement.
- Updated
- Yearly
- SDG target
- 7.1.1
- Compiled from
- SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.5% |
| 2023 | 61.2% |
| 2022 | 60.5% |
| 2021 | 59.5% |
| 2020 | 55.4% |
| 2019 | 55.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5% |
| 2017 | 54.4% |
| 2016 | 59.3% |
| 2015 | 52.5% |
| 2014 | 54.2% |
| 2013 | 55.6% |
| 2012 | 53.0% |
| 2011 | 55.9% |
| 2010 | 48.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 50.3% |
| 2007 | 50.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% |
| 2005 | 46.8% |
| 2004 | 46.1% |
| 2003 | 52.2% |
| 2002 | 44.6% |
| 2001 | 43.9% |
| 2000 | 43.2% |
| 1999 | 44.9% |
| 1998 | 41.3% |
| 1997 | 40.4% |
| 1996 | 39.5% |
| 1995 | 38.7% |
| 1994 | 37.8% |
| 1993 | 37.0% |
| 1992 | 36.1% |
| 1991 | 35.2% |
| 1990 | 27.3% |