StatsNode The world in numbers

Access to electricity

213 countries, 2024. Unit: % of population.

First in the ranking

100.0 %

Aruba

Median country

100.0 %

half above, half below

World

91.9 %

World Bank aggregate

Range

5.4 to 100.0

South Sudan - Aruba

How to read it

Across 213 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Aruba (100.0 %) and the lowest in South Sudan (5.4 %).

The median country is at 100.0 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value rose from 73.2 % in 1998 to 91.9 % in 2024.

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

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Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/downloads, note: Data is downloaded from ESMAP website. Data is… · via World Bank WDI (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS) · licence

Electricity access over time

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Ranking of countries

2024

In chart				Continent
Aruba in chart	1	Aruba	100.0	North America
Albania in chart	2	Albania	100.0	Europe
Andorra in chart	3	Andorra	100.0	Europe
United Arab Emirates in chart	4	United Arab Emirates	100.0	Asia
Armenia in chart	5	Armenia	100.0	Asia
Antigua and Barbuda in chart	6	Antigua and Barbuda	100.0	North America
Australia in chart	7	Australia	100.0	Oceania
Austria in chart	8	Austria	100.0	Europe
Azerbaijan in chart	9	Azerbaijan	100.0	Asia
Belgium in chart	10	Belgium	100.0	Europe
Bulgaria in chart	11	Bulgaria	100.0	Europe
Bahrain in chart	12	Bahrain	100.0	Asia
Bahamas in chart	13	Bahamas	100.0	North America
Bosnia and Herzegovina in chart	14	Bosnia and Herzegovina	100.0	Europe
Belarus in chart	15	Belarus	100.0	Europe
Bermuda in chart	16	Bermuda	100.0	North America
Barbados in chart	17	Barbados	100.0	North America
Brunei in chart	18	Brunei	100.0	Asia
Bhutan in chart	19	Bhutan	100.0	Asia
Canada in chart	20	Canada	100.0	North America
Switzerland in chart	21	Switzerland	100.0	Europe
China in chart	22	China	100.0	Asia
Cuba in chart	23	Cuba	100.0	North America
Curaçao in chart	24	Curaçao	100.0	North America
Cayman Islands in chart	25	Cayman Islands	100.0	North America
Cyprus in chart	26	Cyprus	100.0	Asia
Czechia in chart	27	Czechia	100.0	Europe
Germany in chart	28	Germany	100.0	Europe
Dominica in chart	29	Dominica	100.0	North America
Denmark in chart	30	Denmark	100.0	Europe
Algeria in chart	31	Algeria	100.0	Africa
Egypt in chart	32	Egypt	100.0	Africa
Spain in chart	33	Spain	100.0	Europe
Estonia in chart	34	Estonia	100.0	Europe
Finland in chart	35	Finland	100.0	Europe
France in chart	36	France	100.0	Europe
Faroe Islands in chart	37	Faroe Islands	100.0	Europe
United Kingdom in chart	38	United Kingdom	100.0	Europe
Georgia in chart	39	Georgia	100.0	Asia
Greece in chart	40	Greece	100.0	Europe
Greenland in chart	41	Greenland	100.0	North America
Guam in chart	42	Guam	100.0	Oceania
Hong Kong in chart	43	Hong Kong	100.0	Asia
Croatia in chart	44	Croatia	100.0	Europe
Hungary in chart	45	Hungary	100.0	Europe
Isle of Man in chart	46	Isle of Man	100.0	Europe
Ireland in chart	47	Ireland	100.0	Europe
Iran in chart	48	Iran	100.0	Asia
Iraq in chart	49	Iraq	100.0	Asia
Iceland in chart	50	Iceland	100.0	Europe
Israel in chart	51	Israel	100.0	Asia
Italy in chart	52	Italy	100.0	Europe
Jordan in chart	53	Jordan	100.0	Asia
Japan in chart	54	Japan	100.0	Asia
Kazakhstan in chart	55	Kazakhstan	100.0	Asia
Kyrgyzstan in chart	56	Kyrgyzstan	100.0	Asia
Saint Kitts and Nevis in chart	57	Saint Kitts and Nevis	100.0	North America
South Korea in chart	58	South Korea	100.0	Asia
Kuwait in chart	59	Kuwait	100.0	Asia
Lebanon in chart	60	Lebanon	100.0	Asia
Saint Lucia in chart	61	Saint Lucia	100.0	North America
Liechtenstein in chart	62	Liechtenstein	100.0	Europe
Sri Lanka in chart	63	Sri Lanka	100.0	Asia
Lithuania in chart	64	Lithuania	100.0	Europe
Luxembourg in chart	65	Luxembourg	100.0	Europe
Latvia in chart	66	Latvia	100.0	Europe
Macao in chart	67	Macao	100.0	Asia
Saint-Martin in chart	68	Saint-Martin	100.0	North America
Morocco in chart	69	Morocco	100.0	Africa
Monaco in chart	70	Monaco	100.0	Europe
Moldova in chart	71	Moldova	100.0	Europe
Maldives in chart	72	Maldives	100.0	Asia
North Macedonia in chart	73	North Macedonia	100.0	Europe
Malta in chart	74	Malta	100.0	Europe
Montenegro in chart	75	Montenegro	100.0	Europe
Northern Mariana Islands in chart	76	Northern Mariana Islands	100.0	Oceania
Mauritius in chart	77	Mauritius	100.0	Africa
Malaysia in chart	78	Malaysia	100.0	Asia
New Caledonia in chart	79	New Caledonia	100.0	Oceania
Netherlands in chart	80	Netherlands	100.0	Europe
Norway in chart	81	Norway	100.0	Europe
Nauru in chart	82	Nauru	100.0	Oceania
New Zealand in chart	83	New Zealand	100.0	Oceania
Oman in chart	84	Oman	100.0	Asia
Palau in chart	85	Palau	100.0	Oceania
Poland in chart	86	Poland	100.0	Europe
Puerto Rico in chart	87	Puerto Rico	100.0	North America
Portugal in chart	88	Portugal	100.0	Europe
Palestine in chart	89	Palestine	100.0	Asia
French Polynesia in chart	90	French Polynesia	100.0	Oceania
Qatar in chart	91	Qatar	100.0	Asia
Romania in chart	92	Romania	100.0	Europe
Russia in chart	93	Russia	100.0	Europe
Saudi Arabia in chart	94	Saudi Arabia	100.0	Asia
Singapore in chart	95	Singapore	100.0	Asia
San Marino in chart	96	San Marino	100.0	Europe
Serbia in chart	97	Serbia	100.0	Europe
Slovakia in chart	98	Slovakia	100.0	Europe
Slovenia in chart	99	Slovenia	100.0	Europe
Sweden in chart	100	Sweden	100.0	Europe
Sint Maarten in chart	101	Sint Maarten	100.0	North America
Seychelles in chart	102	Seychelles	100.0	Africa
Turks and Caicos Islands in chart	103	Turks and Caicos Islands	100.0	North America
Thailand in chart	104	Thailand	100.0	Asia
Turkmenistan in chart	105	Turkmenistan	100.0	Asia
Tonga in chart	106	Tonga	100.0	Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago in chart	107	Trinidad and Tobago	100.0	North America
Tunisia in chart	108	Tunisia	100.0	Africa
Türkiye in chart	109	Türkiye	100.0	Asia
Tuvalu in chart	110	Tuvalu	100.0	Oceania
Ukraine in chart	111	Ukraine	100.0	Europe
Uruguay in chart	112	Uruguay	100.0	South America
United States in chart	113	United States	100.0	North America
Uzbekistan in chart	114	Uzbekistan	100.0	Asia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in chart	115	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100.0	North America
Venezuela in chart	116	Venezuela	100.0	South America
British Virgin Islands in chart	117	British Virgin Islands	100.0	North America
United States Virgin Islands in chart	118	United States Virgin Islands	100.0	North America
Vietnam in chart	119	Vietnam	100.0	Asia
Samoa in chart	120	Samoa	100.0	Oceania
Indonesia in chart	121	Indonesia	99.9	Asia
India in chart	122	India	99.9	Asia
Tajikistan in chart	123	Tajikistan	99.9	Asia
Brazil in chart	124	Brazil	99.8	South America
Costa Rica in chart	125	Costa Rica	99.8	North America
Mexico in chart	126	Mexico	99.8	North America
Paraguay in chart	127	Paraguay	99.8	South America
Belize in chart	128	Belize	99.6	North America
Bangladesh in chart	129	Bangladesh	99.5	Asia
Dominican Republic in chart	130	Dominican Republic	99.5	North America
Cambodia in chart	131	Cambodia	99.2	Asia
Mongolia in chart	132	Mongolia	99.1	Asia
Chile in chart	133	Chile	99.0	South America
Suriname in chart	134	Suriname	99.0	South America
Colombia in chart	135	Colombia	98.9	South America
El Salvador in chart	136	El Salvador	98.7	North America
Ecuador in chart	137	Ecuador	98.5	South America
Argentina in chart	138	Argentina	98.4	South America
Cabo Verde in chart	139	Cabo Verde	98.4	Africa
Nepal in chart	140	Nepal	97.9	Asia
Jamaica in chart	141	Jamaica	97.7	North America
Kiribati in chart	142	Kiribati	97.7	Oceania
Marshall Islands in chart	143	Marshall Islands	97.2	Oceania
Bolivia in chart	144	Bolivia	96.6	South America
Laos in chart	145	Laos	96.5	Asia
Peru in chart	146	Peru	96.5	South America
Panama in chart	147	Panama	96.0	North America
Fiji in chart	148	Fiji	95.9	Oceania
Pakistan in chart	149	Pakistan	95.7	Asia
Grenada in chart	150	Grenada	95.6	North America
Honduras in chart	151	Honduras	95.5	North America
Gabon in chart	152	Gabon	95.1	Africa
Philippines in chart	153	Philippines	94.8	Asia
Timor-Leste in chart	154	Timor-Leste	94.3	Asia
Guyana in chart	155	Guyana	93.0	South America
Ghana in chart	156	Ghana	91.9	Africa
Comoros in chart	157	Comoros	91.7	Africa
Guatemala in chart	158	Guatemala	90.9	North America
South Africa in chart	159	South Africa	90.2	Africa
Eswatini in chart	160	Eswatini	89.3	Africa
Syria in chart	161	Syria	89.3	Asia
Federated States of Micronesia in chart	162	Federated States of Micronesia	88.9	Oceania
Nicaragua in chart	163	Nicaragua	88.7	North America
Afghanistan in chart	164	Afghanistan	87.8	Asia
Yemen in chart	165	Yemen	86.3	Asia
Senegal in chart	166	Senegal	82.9	Africa
Solomon Islands in chart	167	Solomon Islands	81.5	Oceania
Myanmar in chart	168	Myanmar	80.4	Asia
Botswana in chart	169	Botswana	80.2	Africa
São Tomé and Principe in chart	170	São Tomé and Principe	77.7	Africa
Libya in chart	171	Libya	77.4	Africa
Kenya in chart	172	Kenya	77.0	Africa
Côte d'Ivoire in chart	173	Côte d'Ivoire	72.9	Africa
Cameroon in chart	174	Cameroon	72.0	Africa
Rwanda in chart	175	Rwanda	72.0	Africa
Djibouti in chart	176	Djibouti	69.2	Africa
The Gambia in chart	177	The Gambia	69.0	Africa
Sudan in chart	178	Sudan	66.0	Africa
Vanuatu in chart	179	Vanuatu	65.5	Oceania
Equatorial Guinea in chart	180	Equatorial Guinea	65.1	Africa
Nigeria in chart	181	Nigeria	62.5	Africa
Zimbabwe in chart	182	Zimbabwe	62.0	Africa
North Korea in chart	183	North Korea	61.4	Asia
Togo in chart	184	Togo	61.1	Africa
Lesotho in chart	185	Lesotho	60.6	Africa
Namibia in chart	186	Namibia	59.3	Africa
Benin in chart	187	Benin	59.0	Africa
Ethiopia in chart	188	Ethiopia	56.6	Africa
Angola in chart	189	Angola	55.5	Africa
Eritrea in chart	190	Eritrea	55.3	Africa
Uganda in chart	191	Uganda	55.3	Africa
Somalia in chart	192	Somalia	54.4	Africa
Haiti in chart	193	Haiti	53.9	North America
Guinea in chart	194	Guinea	53.8	Africa
Zambia in chart	195	Zambia	53.6	Africa
Republic of the Congo in chart	196	Republic of the Congo	53.0	Africa
Tanzania in chart	197	Tanzania	52.4	Africa
Mauritania in chart	198	Mauritania	52.2	Africa
Mali in chart	199	Mali	49.5	Africa
Guinea-Bissau in chart	200	Guinea-Bissau	43.7	Africa
Papua New Guinea in chart	201	Papua New Guinea	43.3	Oceania
Madagascar in chart	202	Madagascar	42.5	Africa
Sierra Leone in chart	203	Sierra Leone	39.2	Africa
Mozambique in chart	204	Mozambique	36.9	Africa
Liberia in chart	205	Liberia	34.9	Africa
Burkina Faso in chart	206	Burkina Faso	34.0	Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo in chart	207	Democratic Republic of the Congo	22.5	Africa
Niger in chart	208	Niger	21.3	Africa
Burundi in chart	209	Burundi	20.1	Africa
Central African Republic in chart	210	Central African Republic	18.2	Africa
Malawi in chart	211	Malawi	15.6	Africa
Chad in chart	212	Chad	13.4	Africa
South Sudan in chart	213	South Sudan	5.4	Africa

World Bank, WDI · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 213 countries

Largest increase

Rwanda 19.8 → 72.0 +52.2 pp
Cambodia 56.1 → 99.2 +43.1 pp
Kenya 36.0 → 77.0 +41.0 pp
Bangladesh 62.4 → 99.5 +37.1 pp
Uganda 20.4 → 55.3 +34.9 pp

Largest decrease

Afghanistan 89.5 → 87.8 −1.7 pp
Argentina 100.0 → 98.4 −1.6 pp
Chile 100.0 → 99.0 −1.0 pp
Equatorial Guinea 66.0 → 65.1 −0.9 pp
Syria 90.2 → 89.3 −0.9 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Electricity access - continent medians

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

By continent

median country

Africa	60.9 %
Asia	100.0 %
Europe	100.0 %
North America	100.0 %
South America	99.0 %
Oceania	100.0 %

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