Access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to electricity, urban was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh, 1991–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh stood at 99.5%.
The figure is up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 149th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.1% | — |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 75.2% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 79.5% | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 74.4% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 77.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 76.6% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 82.1% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 58.1% | 79.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 76.6% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 88.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- 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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh?
- Access to electricity, urban in Bangladesh was 99.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.