Liberia — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Liberia, 2007–2024.
Electricity access for Liberia was 34.90% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 2007 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 1.30% in 2008 (about 26.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 15.53% per year.
Liberia ranks 207 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Liberia sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 271%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 40 of 48 economies; Burkina Faso (34.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 179% in 2010. That is 43% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2007 level: doubled by 2012; grown tenfold by 2022. Doubling roughly every 4.8 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 213th of 214 in 2007 → 213th of 215 in 2010 → 205th of 215 in 2020 → 207th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2007 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34.9% | +2.4 pp |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +2.2 pp |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +4.5 pp |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +6.5 pp |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +2.5 pp |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +5.8 pp |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +5.2 pp |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +3.4 pp |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Liberia’s Electricity access in 2008?
1.3% (2008). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Liberia’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2007 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +1063.3% in total — about 15.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 34.9%; 2023: 32.5%; 2022: 31.8%; 2021: 29.8%; 2020: 27.6%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.