Access to electricity in Afghanistan

87.8%

% of population · 2024

165th highest of 214 countries

In 2014: 89.5%

Open the map

Nearby in the ranking

  1. Syria 89.3%
  2. Micronesia 88.9%
  3. Nicaragua 88.7%
  4. Afghanistan 87.8%
  5. Yemen 86.3%
  6. Senegal 82.9%
  7. Solomon Is. 81.5%

More about Afghanistan

Access to electricity in every country

About the data

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Unit
% of population
Years
1990–2024
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS), CC BY 4.0