Access to electricity (% of population) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Access to electricity (% of population) was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 99.2% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in IBRD only peaked at 99.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2000.
That places IBRD only 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of population) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.6% | — |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 84.6% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 91.5% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for IBRD only
- Ores and metals imports 8.8% (2025)
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources 54.2% (2023)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 363.15 kWh per person (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 0.0497 kWh per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 25,166 kWh per square kilometre (2021)
- Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding 24.85 % change on previous year (2021)
- Investment in energy with private participation 64.01 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in IBRD only?
- Access to electricity in IBRD only was 99.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for access to electricity?
- IBRD only ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.