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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Uganda: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 8.9% (2024), 187th of 188 in the world and 45th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 83.2 (2024), 165th of 210 in the world and 28th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.2 (2024), 189th of 208 in the world and 33rd of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users8.9%2024 · world 187/188 · region 45/46Mobile subscriptions83.22024 · world 165/210 · region 28/48Fixed broadband0.22024 · world 189/208 · region 33/48Fixed telephone0.42024 · world 180/213 · region 22/48
Internet users
UgandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Uganda8.9%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
UgandaSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Uganda83.2Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Uganda in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population8.9%2024187/18845/460.2%4.3%7.4%+3.5 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people83.22024165/21028/480.539.662.3+49%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.22024189/20833/48·0.00.1+37%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.42024180/21322/480.31.00.2−56%since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people542024180/21520/48·035+2,316%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population55.3%2024193/21528/487.4%12.1%42.1%+34.9 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population44.8%2024182/21120/471.6%3.5%32.8%+32.9 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population78.3%2024194/21331/4841.0%48.0%70.1%+26.9 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population2.0%2024188/19244/481.0%1.0%1.0%+1.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person99 kWh2024143/14927/3230 kWh59 kWh79 kWh+53%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person503 kgoe2024120/15011/32387 kgoe421 kgoe475 kgoe+10%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output19.4%202422/14912/3239.3%28.2%19.2%−4.6 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Uganda and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Uganda. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorUgandaDemocratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaKenyaRwandaSouth Sudan
Internet users8.9%202419.7%202431.2%202435.0%202431.7%20246.7%2019
Mobile subscriptions83.2202458.52024126.62024126.5202493.2202446.62023
Fixed broadband0.220240.020240.220243.020240.620240.02023
Fixed telephone0.420240.020240.120240.120240.120240.02023
Secure servers5420241020245220244002024161202452024
Electricity access55.3%202422.5%202452.4%202477.0%202472.0%20245.4%2024
Electricity access, rural44.8%20241.0%202433.7%202467.1%202465.2%20240.7%2024
Electricity access, urban78.3%202455.0%202485.2%202498.1%202488.0%202422.8%2024
Clean cooking2.0%20245.0%202411.0%202432.0%20249.0%20240.0%2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessTanzania: digital & energy accessKenya: digital & energy accessRwanda: digital & energy accessSouth Sudan: digital & energy access
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