South Africa - Share of Population with Access to Electricity

Since 2014, South Africa Share of Population with Access to Electricity increased 1points year on year. At 90.19 Percent of Population in 2019, the country was number 152 among other countries in Share of Population with Access to Electricity. South Africa is overtaken by Honduras, which was ranked number 151 with 92.21 Percent of Population and is followed by Bangladesh at 88.83 Percent of Population. Afghanistan lead the ranking with 103.8 Percent of Population in 2019, that is a growth of 5.2points versus 2018. Bhutan, Kiribati and Morocco respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Liberia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +23.6points per year, while Burkina Faso recorded the worst performance at -4.1points per year.

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Date Percent of Population
2019 90.19
2018 91.23
2017 84.40
2016 84.20
2015 85.50
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How does South Africa rank in Share of Population with Access to Electricity?

# 210 Countries Percent of Population Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Afghanistan
103.80 % 2019 +5.2 % +3.0 % View data
2 #2
Bhutan
102.85 % 2019 +2.9 % +2.4 % View data
151 #151
Honduras
92.21 % 2019 +0.3 % +0.8 % View data
152 #152
South Africa
90.19 % 2019 -1.1 % +1.0 % View data
153 #153
Bangladesh
88.83 % 2019 +4.3 % +7.3 % View data
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