Access to electricity during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the access to electricity changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Mahama | 24 Jul 2012 – 7 Jan 2017 | +22.8 pp 2012 → 2016 | +5.7 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  John Kufuor | 7 Jan 2001 – 7 Jan 2009 | +16.8 pp 2000 → 2008 | +2.1 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Jerry Rawlings | 7 Jan 1993 – 7 Jan 2001 from 1993 | +13.1 pp 1993 → 2000 | +1.9 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Nana Akufo-Addo | 7 Jan 2017 – 7 Jan 2025 | +12.6 pp 2016 → 2024 | +1.6 pp/yr | |
| 5 | John Atta Mills | 7 Jan 2009 – 24 Jul 2012 | −4.0 pp 2008 → 2012 | −1.0 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of population · World Bank (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS), share of the population with an electricity connection, from household surveys and censuses with the World Bank's estimates between them, yearly · Ghana data · as of Sep 2026.