Access to electricity in Liberia
Liberia: Access to electricity was 19.8% in 2016. β Volatile
Access to electricity in Liberia, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Liberia stood at 19.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.1% on the previous year and up 7,989.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Liberia peaked at 19.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Liberia ranks 206th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 4.1% | 19.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 203 Papua New Guinea 22.9% compare
- 204 Madagascar, Republic of 22.9% compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 20.3% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 19.2% compare
- 208 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.1% compare
- 209 Niger 16.2% compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Liberia?
- Access to electricity in Liberia was 19.8% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Liberia rank for access to electricity?
- Liberia ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,989.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.