Access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Access to electricity, urban was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan peaked at 99.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 81.6% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 73.4% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 82.8% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.9% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan?
- Access to electricity, urban in Afghanistan was 97.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Afghanistan ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.