Nigeria has been designated the country with the largest number of people lacking access to electricity with 86 million of its over 200 million population living without electricity as of 2021, a joint report by multiple international agencies, has revealed.
According to the report compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), the countries with the largest number of people without access to electricity as of 2021 were Nigeria (86 million), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (76 million), and Ethiopia (55 million).
