Access to electricity (% of total population) in Niger
Niger: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 16.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Niger, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Niger stood at 16.2%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Niger peaked at 16.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1990.
Niger ranks 212th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Niger, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +26.1% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +52.4% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | +14.4% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 6.4% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -2.3% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 16.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 16.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.5% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.7% | 16.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 209 Liberia 19.8% compare
- 210 Burkina Faso 19.2% compare
- 211 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.1% compare
- 213 Guinea-Bissau 14.7% compare
- 214 Central African Republic 14.0% compare
- 215 Malawi 11.0% compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Niger?
- Access to electricity in Niger was 16.2% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1990.
- How does Niger rank for access to electricity?
- Niger ranks 212th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.