| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 100 | 2020 | 1 | 100 |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100 | 2020 | 1 | 100 |
| 1 | Egypt | 100 | 2020 | 1 | 100 |
| 1 ↑ | Morocco | 100 | 2020 | 5 | 99.6 |
| 5 ↑ | Algeria | 99.8 | 2020 | 6 | 99.5 |
| 6 ↓ | Mauritius | 99.66 | 2020 | 1 | 100 |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 94.16 | 2020 | 7 | 91.4 |
| 8 | Gabon | 91.57 | 2020 | 8 | 90.73 |
| 9 ↑ | Comoros | 86.74 | 2020 | 10 | 84.3 |
| 10 ↑ | Ghana | 85.87 | 2020 | 11 | 83.5 |
| 11 ↓ | South Africa | 84.39 | 2020 | 9 | 85 |
| 12 | Swaziland | 79.73 | 2020 | 12 | 76.87 |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 76.56 | 2020 | 13 | 74.97 |
| 14 ↑ | Botswana | 71.99 | 2020 | 15 | 69.96 |
| 15 ↑ | Kenya | 71.44 | 2020 | 16 | 69.7 |
| 16 ↓ | Senegal | 70.37 | 2020 | 14 | 70.4 |
| 17 | Libya | 69.71 | 2020 | 17 | 68.64 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 69.68 | 2020 | 18 | 68.46 |
| 19 | Equatorial Guinea | 66.75 | 2020 | 19 | 66.6 |
| 20 | Cameroon | 64.72 | 2020 | 20 | 63.49 |
| 21 | Gambia | 62.27 | 2020 | 21 | 62.1 |
| 22 | Djibouti | 61.77 | 2020 | 22 | 61.21 |
| 23 ↑ | Namibia | 56.26 | 2020 | 24 | 55.18 |
| 24 ↓ | Nigeria | 55.4 | 2020 | 23 | 55.4 |
| 25 | Sudan | 55.39 | 2020 | 25 | 53.96 |
| 26 | Togo | 54 | 2020 | 26 | 52.36 |
| 27 ↑ | Zimbabwe | 52.75 | 2020 | 32 | 46.78 |
| 28 ↓ | Eritrea | 52.17 | 2020 | 27 | 50.94 |
| 29 ↑ | Ethiopia | 51.09 | 2020 | 30 | 48.06 |
| 30 ↑ | Mali | 50.56 | 2020 | 31 | 47.84 |
| 31 ↓ | Somalia | 49.73 | 2020 | 28 | 49.2 |
| 32 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 49.52 | 2020 | 29 | 48.41 |
| 33 | Mauritania | 47.35 | 2020 | 33 | 45.83 |
| 33 ↑ | Lesotho | 47.35 | 2020 | 34 | 44.5 |
| 35 ↑ | Rwanda | 46.6 | 2020 | 38 | 40.37 |
| 36 | Guinea | 44.67 | 2020 | 36 | 42.2 |
| 37 ↓ | Zambia | 44.52 | 2020 | 35 | 43 |
| 38 ↓ | Uganda | 42.07 | 2020 | 37 | 41.3 |
| 39 | Benin | 41.41 | 2020 | 39 | 40.33 |
| 40 | Tanzania | 39.9 | 2020 | 40 | 37.66 |
| 41 | Madagascar | 33.74 | 2020 | 41 | 31.04 |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 33.34 | 2020 | 42 | 30.96 |
| 43 | Mozambique | 30.6 | 2020 | 43 | 29.67 |
| 44 | Liberia | 27.53 | 2020 | 44 | 23.1 |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 26.2 | 2020 | 45 | 22.7 |
| 46 ↑ | Niger | 19.25 | 2020 | 47 | 18.97 |
| 47 ↓ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.1 | 2020 | 46 | 19.1 |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 18.96 | 2020 | 48 | 18.37 |
| 49 | Central African Republic | 15.47 | 2020 | 49 | 14.3 |
| 50 ↑ | Malawi | 14.87 | 2020 | 51 | 11.2 |
| 51 ↓ | Burundi | 11.74 | 2020 | 50 | 11.36 |
| 52 | Chad | 11.08 | 2020 | 52 | 8.4 |
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
