Mali — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Mali, 1996–2024.
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%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 35 of 48 economies; Guinea-Bissau (43.70%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 46% in 2018. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1996 level: doubled by 2002. Doubling roughly every 9.3 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 150th of 153 in 1996 → 195th of 211 in 2000 → 194th of 215 in 2010 → 188th of 215 in 2020 → 201st of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.5% | -5.0 pp |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 53% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +2.7 pp |
| 2019 | 47.9% | -3.0 pp |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +16.1 pp |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -4.0 pp |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +3.4 pp |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 32.4% | +6.8 pp |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -3.2 pp |
| 2011 | 28.8% | +1.8 pp |
| 2010 | 27% | +3.0 pp |
| 2009 | 24% | +0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +5.1 pp |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +1.7 pp |
| 2002 | 13% | +2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 2000 | 9.6% | +1.8 pp |
| 1999 | 7.84% | +1.8 pp |
| 1998 | 6.07% | +1.8 pp |
| 1997 | 4.29% | -1.9 pp |
| 1996 | 6.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mali’s Electricity access in 1997?
4.29% (1997). 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 Mali’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +698.4% in total — about 7.7% 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: 49.5%; 2023: 54.5%; 2022: 53%; 2021: 53.4%; 2020: 50.6%. 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.