Access to electricity, urban in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Access to electricity, urban was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 99.2% for access to electricity, urban in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 99.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.3%, in 1993.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 88.3% | — |
| 1994 | 89.9% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 92.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 88.3% | 92.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 92.8% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 95.7% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.3% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Early-demographic dividend
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 4.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 6.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 18.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 11.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.5% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 10.1% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 1,454 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Early-demographic dividend?
- Access to electricity, urban in Early-demographic dividend was 99.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.3% in 1993.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.