Electrification

This fact sheet from Sustainable Energy for All outlines the global state of electricity access, highlighting the concentration of energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, the impact of GDP on electrification rates, and the financial requirements for achieving universal energy access by 2030.

• In 2014, 80 percent of the global population lacking electricity access lived within 20 high-impact countries located in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. While urban areas have nearly universal access at 96 percent, most people without electricity live in rural areas.
• Electricity access progress in Sub-Saharan Africa is failing to keep pace with population growth. According to the 2016 World Energy Outlook’s New Policy Scenario, approximately 780 million people will still lack electricity in 2030, with 80 percent of that group concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Electrification rates increase sharply when countries reach a per capita GDP between $500 and $1,000. To achieve universal energy access at tier 5 (full grid power, all day, every day) by 2030, annual financing would need to increase five-fold to approximately $50 billion.

APA

Sustainable Energy for All (2017). Electrification. https://www.seforall.org/data-stories/electrification

Chicago

Sustainable Energy for All. Electrification. 2017. https://www.seforall.org/data-stories/electrification.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sustainableenergyforall2017electrification, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{Electrification}}, institution = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.seforall.org/data-stories/electrification}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }