This repository contains annual Electricity Access Rate (EAR) estimates for Africa from 2000 to 2021 at administrative levels 0, 1, and 2. The dataset was generated using harmonized nighttime luminosity (NTL) data and gridded population datasets at 1 km² spatial resolution.
Repository Structure
Adm0/National-level EAR estimatesAdm1/First-order administrative-level EAR estimatesAdm2/Second-order administrative-level EAR estimatesDataset Fields
Country_Name – Country nameAdm1_Name – First-order administrative regionAdm2_Name – Second-order administrative regionYear – Observation yearEAR – Estimated electricity access rate (%)TotPop – Total population within the administrative unitGeospatial Boundaries
Administrative boundaries are based on GADM version 4.1 boundary definitions. The EAR tables may be joined to corresponding polygon boundary shapefiles using the administrative identifier fields for geospatial visualization and analysis in GIS software such as ArcGIS or QGIS.