Access to electricity in South Africa
90.2%
% of population · 2024
160th highest of 214 countries
In 2014: 85.9%
Nearby in the ranking
- Ghana 91.9%
- Comoros 91.7%
- Guatemala 90.9%
- South Africa 90.2%
- eSwatini 89.3%
- Syria 89.3%
- Micronesia 88.9%
More about South Africa
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