Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Iraq

Access to electricity in Iraq in 2024 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2024 100% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 215
Period maximum 100%2019
Period minimum 96.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Iraq, 2000–2024969798991002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 96.8%2001: 96.9%2002: 97.1%2003: 97.2%2004: 97.3%2005: 97.4%2006: 97.6%2007: 98.1%2008: 97.9%2009: 98.1%2010: 98.4%2011: 98%2012: 99.3%2013: 99%2014: 99.2%2015: 99.4%2016: 99.7%2017: 99.9%2018: 99.9%2019: 100%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 100%2024: 100%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 100%
World 91.9%
Western Asia computed 97.3%
Access to electricity — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0 pp
2020 100 +0 pp
2019 100 +0.1 pp
2018 99.9 +0 pp
2017 99.9 +0.2 pp
2016 99.7 +0.3 pp
2015 99.4 +0.2 pp
2014 99.2 +0.2 pp
2013 99 −0.3 pp
2012 99.3 +1.3 pp
2011 98 −0.4 pp
2010 98.4 +0.3 pp
2009 98.1 +0.2 pp
2008 97.9 −0.2 pp
2007 98.1 +0.5 pp
2006 97.6 +0.2 pp
2005 97.4 +0.1 pp
2004 97.3 +0.1 pp
2003 97.2 +0.1 pp
2002 97.1 +0.2 pp
2001 96.9 +0.1 pp
2000 96.8

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.