Access to electricity in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Access to electricity was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Upper middle income, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity in Upper middle income stood at 99.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Upper middle income peaked at 99.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.4% | — |
| 2001 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.2% | 93.4% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Upper middle income
- Fuel imports 16.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 9.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.0% (2024)
- Fuel exports 6.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.0% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.5% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 13.2% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 4,307 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Upper middle income?
- Access to electricity in Upper middle income was 99.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for access to electricity?
- Upper middle income ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.