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Mali — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Mali, 1996–2024.
Latest value · 2024
49.50%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +698.4% since 1996
Electricity access for Mali was 49.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1996 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 54.50% in 2023. The lowest was 4.29% in 1997 (about 11.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 7.70% per year.
Mali ranks 201 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 93%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Mali sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 45%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
49.50%
First (1996)
6.20%
Change
+698.4%
Highest
54.50%
in 2023
Lowest
4.29%
in 1997
Average
27.99%
Annual growth (CAGR)
7.70%
Years of data
29
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.5% |
| 2023 | 54.5% |
| 2022 | 53% |
| 2021 | 53.4% |
| 2020 | 50.6% |
| 2019 | 47.9% |
| 2018 | 50.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% |
| 2016 | 38.8% |
| 2015 | 37.6% |
| 2014 | 34.2% |
| 2013 | 32.4% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.