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Access to electricity in Liberia

2007 – 2024 · 18 data points 41 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2024

Access to electricity, 2007 – 2024 percent · Liberia · World
+25.5 pp since 2014
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2024

Compared with Access to electricity · percent
Liberia
34.9%
World
91.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 2007 – 2024
Latest value 34.9% · 2024
First value 3.0% · 2007
Highest 34.9% · 2024
Lowest 1.3% · 2008
Data points 18

By year

All years · 2007 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 34.9% +2.4 pp 91.9%
2023 32.5% +0.7 pp 91.6%
2022 31.8% +2.0 pp 91.3%
2021 29.8% +2.2 pp 91.3%
2020 27.6% +4.5 pp 90.4%
2019 23.1% +0.3 pp 90.1%
2018 22.8% −1.4 pp 89.8%
2017 24.2% +6.5 pp 88.9%
2016 17.7% +2.5 pp 88.1%
2015 15.2% +5.8 pp 86.9%
2014 9.4% −0.4 pp 86.2%
2013 9.8% +0.5 pp 85.7%
2012 9.3% +5.2 pp 84.9%
2011 4.1% −1.2 pp 84.5%
2010 5.3% +3.4 pp 83.5%
2009 1.9% +0.6 pp 82.9%
2008 1.3% −1.7 pp 82.7%
2007 3.0% 82.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2007 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAccess to electricity
42 Congo - Kinshasa 22.5%
41 Liberia 34.9%
40 Sierra Leone 39.2%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 53.0%
38 Yemen 86.3%
37 Philippines 94.8%
36 Gabon 95.1%
35 Honduras 95.5%
34 Argentina 98.4%
33 Ecuador 98.5%
32 Colombia 98.9%
31 Chile 99.0%
30 Bangladesh 99.5%
29 Mexico 99.8%
28 Brazil 99.8%
27 India 99.9%
26 Indonesia 99.9%
25 United States 100.0%
24 Türkiye 100.0%
23 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
22 Russia 100.0%
21 Romania 100.0%
20 Poland 100.0%
19 Norway 100.0%
18 Netherlands 100.0%
17 Lithuania 100.0%
16 Lebanon 100.0%
15 South Korea 100.0%
14 Italy 100.0%
13 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
12 Greece 100.0%
11 United Kingdom 100.0%
10 France 100.0%
9 Finland 100.0%
8 Spain 100.0%
7 Egypt 100.0%
6 Algeria 100.0%
5 Germany 100.0%
4 Czechia 100.0%
3 China 100.0%
2 Canada 100.0%
1 Bulgaria 100.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

The share of people living in homes with electricity.

How it is calculated

Population with access to electricity divided by the total population, from household surveys.

Education & commute

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