World Bank Data Ranks Nigeria Highest for People Without Electricity Access

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World Bank Sustainable Energy for All data for 2025 estimates that 88.1 million people in Nigeria lack access to electricity, the highest figure recorded among the countries listed. DR Congo ranks second with about 80.4 million people without electricity, followed by Ethiopia with 55.9 million. Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Niger are also among the countries with the largest affected populations. The figures highlight the scale of Nigeria’s electricity-access challenge and its impact on households, small businesses and essential services.

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