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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
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Latest value · 2024
34.9%
+2.4 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
41 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+25.5 pp
vs World
−57.0 pp
World: 91.9% · 2024
Access to electricity, 2007 – 2024 percent · Liberia · World
+25.5 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2007
2015
2024
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
| Year | Liberia | Change | 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
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Access to electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Congo - Kinshasa | 18.7% | |
| 41 | Liberia | 22.8% | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 26.1% | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 47.0% | |
| 38 | Yemen | 62.0% | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 86.9% | |
| 36 | Gabon | 89.6% | |
| 35 | Honduras | 91.6% | |
| 34 | Philippines | 94.2% | |
| 33 | India | 95.7% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 98.5% | |
| 31 | Colombia | 98.5% | |
| 30 | Ecuador | 98.7% | |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 98.7% | |
| 28 | Mexico | 99.5% | |
| 27 | Algeria | 99.6% | |
| 26 | Lebanon | 99.7% | |
| 25 | Brazil | 99.7% | |
| 24 | Romania | 99.8% | |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 99.9% | |
| 22 | United States | 100.0% | |
| 21 | Türkiye | 100.0% | |
| 20 | Russia | 100.0% | |
| 19 | Poland | 100.0% | |
| 18 | Norway | 100.0% | |
| 17 | Netherlands | 100.0% | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 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 | Germany | 100.0% | |
| 5 | Czechia | 100.0% | |
| 4 | China | 100.0% | |
| 3 | Chile | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Canada | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
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.
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