The number of people without access to electricity worldwide has dropped by more than half between 2000 and 2023, amounting to 746 million in the latter year. The biggest decline was reported in the developing Asian region, whose population without access to electricity dropped by nearly 90 percent in the period. Meanwhile, this value increased in Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounted for 80 percent of the global total in 2023.
Number of people without access to electricity worldwide in selected years from 2000 to 2023, by region (in millions)
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IEA. (September 11, 2023). Number of people without access to electricity worldwide in selected years from 2000 to 2023, by region (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829803/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-by-region/
IEA. "Number of people without access to electricity worldwide in selected years from 2000 to 2023, by region (in millions)." Chart. September 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829803/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-by-region/
IEA. (2023). Number of people without access to electricity worldwide in selected years from 2000 to 2023, by region (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829803/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-by-region/
IEA. "Number of People without Access to Electricity Worldwide in Selected Years from 2000 to 2023, by Region (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829803/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-by-region/
IEA, Number of people without access to electricity worldwide in selected years from 2000 to 2023, by region (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829803/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-by-region/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Number of people without access to electricity worldwide in selected years from 2000 to 2023, by region (in millions) [Graph], IEA, September 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829803/number-of-people-without-access-to-electricity-by-region/