Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — South Asia

Access to electricity in South Asia in 2024 — 99.8%. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 53.3 pp.

2024 99.8% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 99.8%2024
Period minimum 46.2%1994

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — South Asia, 1993–20244060801001993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 46.6%1994: 46.2%1995: 47.7%1996: 48.8%1997: 50.3%1998: 52.2%1999: 56%2000: 56.8%2001: 58.3%2002: 59.4%2003: 62.3%2004: 61.5%2005: 65.9%2006: 65.9%2007: 69.3%2008: 71.8%2009: 73%2010: 74.1%2011: 77.3%2012: 78.4%2013: 80.8%2014: 82.8%2015: 86.5%2016: 88.3%2017: 91.4%2018: 94.8%2019: 95.5%2020: 96.4%2021: 99.4%2022: 99.1%2023: 99.4%2024: 99.8%
Change over the period: +53.3 pp Annual average: 1.72 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 99.8%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99.8 +0.4 pp
2023 99.4 +0.3 pp
2022 99.1 −0.3 pp
2021 99.4 +3 pp
2020 96.4 +0.9 pp
2019 95.5 +0.7 pp
2018 94.8 +3.4 pp
2017 91.4 +3.1 pp
2016 88.3 +1.8 pp
2015 86.5 +3.7 pp
2014 82.8 +2 pp
2013 80.8 +2.4 pp
2012 78.4 +1.1 pp
2011 77.3 +3.2 pp
2010 74.1 +1.1 pp
2009 73 +1.2 pp
2008 71.8 +2.5 pp
2007 69.3 +3.4 pp
2006 65.9 +0.1 pp
2005 65.9 +4.4 pp
2004 61.5 −0.9 pp
2003 62.3 +2.9 pp
2002 59.4 +1.1 pp
2001 58.3 +1.6 pp
2000 56.8 +0.7 pp
1999 56 +3.8 pp
1998 52.2 +1.9 pp
1997 50.3 +1.5 pp
1996 48.8 +1.1 pp
1995 47.7 +1.5 pp
1994 46.2 −0.4 pp
1993 46.6

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.