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Access to electricity — Bangladesh

Access to electricity in Bangladesh in 2024 — 99.5%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 215. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 85.2 pp.

2024 99.5% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 131of 215
Period maximum 99.5%2023
Period minimum 9.9%1992

Trend over time

1991–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Bangladesh, 1991–202402550751001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 14.3%1992: 9.9%1993: 12.7%1994: 17.8%1995: 18.3%1996: 21.1%1997: 22.4%1998: 26.7%1999: 29.5%2000: 32%2001: 35%2002: 37.8%2003: 40.5%2004: 40.6%2005: 44.2%2006: 50.5%2007: 46.5%2008: 54.3%2009: 57.1%2010: 55.3%2011: 59.6%2012: 65.5%2013: 61.5%2014: 62.4%2015: 74%2016: 75.9%2017: 88%2018: 86.9%2019: 92.2%2020: 96.2%2021: 99%2022: 99.4%2023: 99.5%2024: 99.5%
Change over the period: +85.2 pp Annual average: 2.58 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bangladesh

Bangladesh 99.5%
World 91.9%
South Asia 99.8%
Southern Asia computed 99.1%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 92.4%
Access to electricity — Bangladesh, by year Bangladesh All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.5 +0 pp
2023 99.5 +0.1 pp
2022 99.4 +0.4 pp
2021 99 +2.8 pp
2020 96.2 +4 pp
2019 92.2 +5.3 pp
2018 86.9 −1.1 pp
2017 88 +12.1 pp
2016 75.9 +1.9 pp
2015 74 +11.6 pp
2014 62.4 +0.9 pp
2013 61.5 −4 pp
2012 65.5 +5.9 pp
2011 59.6 +4.3 pp
2010 55.3 −1.8 pp
2009 57.1 +2.8 pp
2008 54.3 +7.8 pp
2007 46.5 −4 pp
2006 50.5 +6.3 pp
2005 44.2 +3.6 pp
2004 40.6 +0.1 pp
2003 40.5 +2.7 pp
2002 37.8 +2.8 pp
2001 35 +3 pp
2000 32 +2.5 pp
1999 29.5 +2.8 pp
1998 26.7 +4.3 pp
1997 22.4 +1.3 pp
1996 21.1 +2.8 pp
1995 18.3 +0.5 pp
1994 17.8 +5.1 pp
1993 12.7 +2.8 pp
1992 9.9 −4.4 pp
1991 14.3 —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BT Bhutan 100 IR Iran 100 MV Maldives 100 LK Sri Lanka 100 IN India 99.9 BD Bangladesh 99.5 NP Nepal 97.9 PK Pakistan 95.7 AF Afghanistan 87.8
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About the indicator

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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