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South Africa
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Global rank#156out of 210 countries
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Historical trend

95.577.659.641.723.8199620102024South Africa · 2024: 86South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 86 for Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in 2024, ranking #156 globally out of 210 countries.
  • Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) increased from 24 in 1996 to 86 in 2024, a gain of 63.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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