Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Lower-middle-income countries

Access to electricity in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 92.4%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 38.2 pp.

2024 92.4% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 92.4%2024
Period minimum 54.2%1997

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Lower-middle-income countries, 1997–2024506070809010019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 54.2%1998: 56.9%1999: 59.3%2000: 60.5%2001: 61.6%2002: 62.5%2003: 64.7%2004: 64.5%2005: 67.1%2006: 67.8%2007: 69.6%2008: 71.4%2009: 72.2%2010: 73.2%2011: 76%2012: 76.5%2013: 78.4%2014: 79.5%2015: 81.7%2016: 83.7%2017: 85.5%2018: 87.7%2019: 88.4%2020: 89.1%2021: 91.2%2022: 91.2%2023: 91.8%2024: 92.4%
Change over the period: +38.2 pp Annual average: 1.41 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 92.4%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 92.4 +0.6 pp
2023 91.8 +0.7 pp
2022 91.2 −0 pp
2021 91.2 +2.1 pp
2020 89.1 +0.7 pp
2019 88.4 +0.7 pp
2018 87.7 +2.2 pp
2017 85.5 +1.8 pp
2016 83.7 +2 pp
2015 81.7 +2.3 pp
2014 79.5 +1.1 pp
2013 78.4 +1.9 pp
2012 76.5 +0.5 pp
2011 76 +2.8 pp
2010 73.2 +1 pp
2009 72.2 +0.7 pp
2008 71.4 +1.8 pp
2007 69.6 +1.9 pp
2006 67.8 +0.7 pp
2005 67.1 +2.6 pp
2004 64.5 −0.2 pp
2003 64.7 +2.3 pp
2002 62.5 +0.9 pp
2001 61.6 +1.1 pp
2000 60.5 +1.2 pp
1999 59.3 +2.4 pp
1998 56.9 +2.7 pp
1997 54.2

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.