Access to electricity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Access to electricity was 96.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 96.5% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 96.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2000.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.4% | — |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.6% | 81.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 89.8% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.5% | 96.5% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Fuel imports 16.8% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 3.2% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 3.2% (2017)
- Fuel exports 47.0% (2017)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 20.1% (2023)
- Mineral rents 0.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 3.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 16.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 2.6% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,361 kWh per capita (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Access to electricity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 96.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for access to electricity?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.