Access to electricity in Ghana
Ghana: Access to electricity was 79.3% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Ghana, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 79.3% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Ghana peaked at 79.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 160th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 23.5% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 44.7% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 64.1% | 79.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 157 Afghanistan 84.1% compare
- 158 Nicaragua 81.8% compare
- 159 Mongolia 81.8% compare
- 161 Comoros 77.8% compare
- 162 Bangladesh 75.9% compare
- 163 Micronesia (country) 75.4% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Ghana?
- Access to electricity in Ghana was 79.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for access to electricity?
- Ghana ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.