Access to electricity (% of population) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Access to electricity (% of population) was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Indonesia, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 99.9% for access to electricity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Indonesia peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1991.
That places Indonesia 125th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of population) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.9% | — |
| 1992 | 66.7% | +36.4% |
| 1993 | 55.4% | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 66.9% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 72.4% | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 99.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 99.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of population) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +36.4% | 48.9% | 66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 48.9% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 84.8% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 94.2% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More energy & mining data for Indonesia
- Ores and metals imports 4.7% (2025)
- Gas production 718.17 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 718.17 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,514 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Indonesia?
- Access to electricity in Indonesia was 99.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1991.
- How does Indonesia rank for access to electricity?
- Indonesia ranks 125th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.