Access to electricity, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Access to electricity, urban was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1997–2024
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 81.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 81.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2000.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 57.9% | — |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 60.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 61.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 57.9% | 59.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 54.6% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 64.0% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 77.0% | 81.9% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 16.2% (2023)
- Fuel exports 20.1% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.8% (2023)
- Mineral rents 5.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.3% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 11.3% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.7% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 220.14 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Access to electricity, urban in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 81.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2000.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.