Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Nigerian states ranked by access to electricity

All 36 states and the FCT, 2024. Highest: Lagos at 94.8%. Lowest: Jigawa at 15.9%. Nigeria overall: 55.2%, from 59.4% in 2018.

What this measures: Share of households with electricity, as reported in the survey.

Every state, 2024

Darker means higher · higher is better
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. 31Zamfara27.0%
  32. 32Plateau27.0%
  33. 33Borno23.8%
  34. 34Taraba23.1%
  35. 35Sokoto21.8%
  36. 36Kebbi18.8%
  37. 37Jigawa15.9%

Black line: Nigeria overall, 55.2%.

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

Change since 2018

18 of 37 states improved between the 2018 and 2024 surveys.

Most improved

  1. Edo70.1% → 88.4%+18.3 pts
  2. Enugu63.4% → 80.8%+17.4 pts
  3. Bayelsa47.1% → 64.1%+17.0 pts
  4. Ondo55.3% → 69.7%+14.4 pts
  5. Yobe28.3% → 42.0%+13.7 pts
Every state: 2024 value and rank, 2018 value and rank, and the change
RankState20242018ChangeRank change
1Lagos94.8%98.9%−4.1 ptssame
2Osun90.6%77.9%+12.7 pts▲ 6
3Edo88.4%70.1%+18.3 pts▲ 9
4FCT, Abuja86.4%80.8%+5.6 pts▲ 2
5Rivers86.3%81.9%+4.4 pts▼ 1
6Anambra86.3%81.5%+4.8 pts▼ 1
7Ogun80.9%92.2%−11.3 pts▼ 5
8Enugu80.8%63.4%+17.4 pts▲ 6
9Oyo78.0%76.7%+1.3 ptssame
10Abia77.3%89.5%−12.2 pts▼ 7
11Ekiti75.1%62.4%+12.7 pts▲ 4
12Kwara74.3%79.3%−5.0 pts▼ 5
13Delta73.8%72.0%+1.8 pts▼ 2
14Ondo69.7%55.3%+14.4 pts▲ 5
15Nasarawa65.2%59.1%+6.1 pts▲ 2
16Bayelsa64.1%47.1%+17.0 pts▲ 7
17Imo63.3%56.8%+6.5 pts▲ 1
18Akwa Ibom60.3%73.7%−13.4 pts▼ 8
19Kogi45.9%59.8%−13.9 pts▼ 3
20Katsina45.6%43.4%+2.2 pts▲ 7
21Gombe44.4%42.9%+1.5 pts▲ 7
22Kano42.9%52.1%−9.2 ptssame
23Kaduna42.9%64.0%−21.1 pts▼ 10
24Yobe42.0%28.3%+13.7 pts▲ 10
25Niger41.2%54.1%−12.9 pts▼ 5
26Cross River39.1%53.5%−14.4 pts▼ 5
27Benue37.8%43.9%−6.1 pts▼ 1
28Ebonyi35.9%25.7%+10.2 pts▲ 7
29Bauchi34.4%34.4%0.0 pts▲ 1
30Adamawa29.1%44.8%−15.7 pts▼ 5
31Zamfara27.0%33.3%−6.3 ptssame
32Plateau27.0%46.9%−19.9 pts▼ 8
33Borno23.8%42.6%−18.8 pts▼ 4
34Taraba23.1%23.0%+0.1 pts▲ 3
35Sokoto21.8%31.6%−9.8 pts▼ 2
36Kebbi18.8%32.8%−14.0 pts▼ 4
37Jigawa15.9%24.5%−8.6 pts▼ 1

Rank 1 is the highest value. Survey figures are estimates from a sample of households, so small differences between states may not be meaningful.

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Full history and definition: Households with electricity (%).