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Sub-Saharan Africa Holds 86% of Global Electricity Access Gap, (SDG 7 ... Sub-Saharan Africa now accounts for 86% of the global electricity access deficit, up from 49% in 2010. The number of people without electricity in the region declined only marginally, from 565 million to 563 million between 2010 and 2024. Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia alone account for nearly one-third of the global electricity access gap. Despite steady gains in electrification across much of the world, Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face a severe electricity access challenge. The region now accounts for 86% of the global electricity access deficit, according toTracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2026, published on June 24 by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). The report shows that progress recorded globally between 2010 and 2024 has largely bypassed Sub-Saharan Africa. “Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global electricity access deficit increased from 49% to 86% during this period. This shift reflects only a marginal decline in the number of people without…

Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Accounts for 86% of Global Electricity Access Gap [Daba Finance] Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 86% of the global electricity access gap in 2024, with 563 million people still living without power, according to the Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2026.

Sub-Saharan Africa Accounts for 86% of Global Electricity Access Gap Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 86% of the global electricity access gap in 2024, with 563 million people still living without power, according to the Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2026. The report, published by the International Energy Agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency and the World Bank, said 655 million people worldwide lacked electricity in 2024. Most of them were in sub-Saharan Africa. Electricity connections are growing in the region, but only slightly faster than the population. Between 2022 and 2024, sub-Saharan Africa added an average of 42 million electricity connections each year, while its population grew by about 38 million people annually. That reduced the number of people without power by only about 4 million each year. The region’s share of the global access deficit rose from 49% in 2010 to 86% in 2024. Over the same period, the number of people without electricity in sub-Saharan Africa barely changed, falling to 563 million from 565 million. Progress varies across the continent. East Africa cut its electricity access deficit by 35 million people between 2010 and 2…

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 86% of global electricity access gap ... SHARE Sub-Saharan Africa now accounts for 86 percent of the world’s electricity access deficit, with progress in expanding power connections lagging behind other regions, according to the latest Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2026 . The report, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), World Bank and World Health Organization, said the number of people without electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa declined only slightly from 565 million in 2010 to 563 million in 2024. - Advertisement - The region’s share of the global electricity access gap increased from 49 percent in 2010 to 86 percent in 2024, as other parts of the world recorded faster improvements in electrification. “Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global electricity access deficit increased from 49 percent to 86 percent during this period,” the report said, noting that progress in the region has been too slow to keep pace with global gains. - Advertisement - Nigeria, DR Congo and Ethiopia drive the deficit The electricity access challenge is heavily concentrated in a small number of cou…

Sub-Saharan Africa Accounts For 86% Share Of Global Electricity Deficit Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email ..Nigeria, Congo, Ethiopia Tops Others Joseph Bakare Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face a severe electricity access challenge, accounting for 86 per cent of the global electricity access deficit, despite steady gains in electrification across much of the world. The data is contained in the Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2026, published on June 24 by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO). The concentration of the global electrification gap also appears at the country level. The 20 countries with the largest electricity access deficits account for more than three-quarters of all people lacking electricity worldwide. Eighteen of those countries are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Three countries Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia—represent roughly one-third of the problem. Nigeria has about 87 million people without electricity access, while the Democratic Republic of the Congo has 85 million and Ethiopia has 57 million. The rep…

Achieving Universal Energy Access in Africa amid Global Decarbonization Photo: Anton Balazh via Adobe Stock Brief byGracelin BaskaranandSophie Coste Published January 31, 2024 Africa is the most energy-deficient continent in the world, as it hosts 75 percent of the world’s population without access to electricity.[1] Universal access to electricity and clean cooking remains an elusive goal for most states in the region: in 2022, 600 million people lacked access to electricity on the continent, 98 percent of them located in sub-Saharan Africa.[2] There is an urgent need for intervention given Africa’s population of 1.4 billion is forecasted to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, which, when coupled with rising incomes and urbanization, will lead to a significant increase in energy demand.[3] This brief provides six evidence-based insights on Africa’s energy landscape before providing five recommendations on reaching universal energy access amid global decarbonization. Energy is a significant impediment to economic development in Africa. In 2022, 546 million people in Africa lived in poverty—roughly half of the continent’s population—indicating an urgent need to driv…