Share of the population with access to basic services in Angola
Angola: Share of the population with access to basic services was 55.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to basic services in Angola stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Angola peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2001.
That places Angola 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to basic services in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 37.5% | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +8.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 55.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Angola's 55.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to basic services in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.5% | 20.0% | 26.3% |
| 2015 | +31.2% | 32.0% | 42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 20.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 32.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 47.0% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Angola?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Angola was 55.5% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2001.
- How does Angola rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Angola ranks 190th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.