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Plugging-in Sub-Saharan Africa

Satellite data show electricity access increased in many urban populations but decreased in some rural areas from 2014-2019.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Plugging-in Sub-Saharan Africa.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using data from Falchetta, Giacomo, et al. (2019) and Falchetta, Giacomo, et al. (2020). Story by Kasha Patel.

Published March 22, 2021
Data acquired 2014 - 2019

Sources:: Landsat 8 > OLI; Model; Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Collection:: Science in Action