Access to electricity in Uganda
Uganda: Access to electricity was 57.5% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Uganda, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 57.5% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Uganda peaked at 57.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 204th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 33.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.4% | 39.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 49.5% | 57.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 201 Mozambique 64.2% compare
- 202 Zambia 62.0% compare
- 203 Burkina Faso 60.7% compare
- 205 Somalia 57.2% compare
- 206 Burundi 49.7% compare
- 207 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 47.2% compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Uganda?
- Access to electricity in Uganda was 57.5% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for access to electricity?
- Uganda ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2014, published as part of Access to electricity (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of total population with access to electricity.