Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — World

Access to electricity in the world in 2024 — 91.9%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 19.9 pp.

2024 91.9% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 91.9%2024
Period minimum 72.1%1995

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — World, 1995–2024707580859095199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 72.1%1996: 72.3%1997: 72.9%1998: 73.2%1999: 74.5%2000: 78.2%2001: 78.7%2002: 79.1%2003: 80%2004: 80%2005: 80.7%2006: 81.4%2007: 82%2008: 82.7%2009: 82.9%2010: 83.5%2011: 84.5%2012: 84.9%2013: 85.7%2014: 86.2%2015: 86.9%2016: 88.1%2017: 88.9%2018: 89.8%2019: 90.1%2020: 90.4%2021: 91.3%2022: 91.3%2023: 91.6%2024: 91.9%
Change over the period: +19.9 pp Annual average: 0.69 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

World 91.9%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91.9 +0.3 pp
2023 91.6 +0.3 pp
2022 91.3 −0.1 pp
2021 91.3 +0.9 pp
2020 90.4 +0.3 pp
2019 90.1 +0.3 pp
2018 89.8 +0.9 pp
2017 88.9 +0.8 pp
2016 88.1 +1.2 pp
2015 86.9 +0.7 pp
2014 86.2 +0.5 pp
2013 85.7 +0.8 pp
2012 84.9 +0.4 pp
2011 84.5 +1.1 pp
2010 83.5 +0.6 pp
2009 82.9 +0.2 pp
2008 82.7 +0.7 pp
2007 82 +0.6 pp
2006 81.4 +0.7 pp
2005 80.7 +0.7 pp
2004 80 −0 pp
2003 80 +0.9 pp
2002 79.1 +0.4 pp
2001 78.7 +0.5 pp
2000 78.2 +3.7 pp
1999 74.5 +1.3 pp
1998 73.2 +0.3 pp
1997 72.9 +0.6 pp
1996 72.3 +0.2 pp
1995 72.1

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.