Access to electricity in Afghanistan in 2024 — 87.8%. Ranked 166 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 83.4 pp.
2000–2024 · % of population
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.8 | +2.5 pp |
| 2023 | 85.3 | +0 pp |
| 2022 | 85.3 | −12.4 pp |
| 2021 | 97.7 | +0 pp |
| 2020 | 97.7 | +0 pp |
| 2019 | 97.7 | +4.3 pp |
| 2018 | 93.4 | −4.3 pp |
| 2017 | 97.7 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 97.7 | +26.2 pp |
| 2015 | 71.5 | −18 pp |
| 2014 | 89.5 | +21.5 pp |
| 2013 | 68 | −1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 69.1 | +25.9 pp |
| 2011 | 43.2 | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 42.7 | −5.6 pp |
| 2009 | 48.3 | +5.9 pp |
| 2008 | 42.4 | +4 pp |
| 2007 | 38.4 | +4.9 pp |
| 2006 | 33.5 | +4.8 pp |
| 2005 | 28.7 | +4.9 pp |
| 2004 | 23.8 | +4.8 pp |
| 2003 | 19 | +4.9 pp |
| 2002 | 14.1 | +4.8 pp |
| 2001 | 9.3 | +4.9 pp |
| 2000 | 4.4 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Bhutan
100
Iran
100
Maldives
100
Sri Lanka
100
India
99.9
Bangladesh
99.5
Nepal
97.9
Pakistan
95.7
Afghanistan
87.8
The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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