Access to electricity, urban in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Access to electricity, urban was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in IDA & IBRD total, 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 IDA & IBRD total is 97.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 97.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 2001.
That places IDA & IBRD total 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.9% | — |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 92.8% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.5% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.5% | 97.2% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for IDA & IBRD total
- Fuel imports 17.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 7.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 4.9% (2024)
- Fuel exports 8.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 12.2% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.8% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 12.6% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 2,585 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in IDA & IBRD total?
- Access to electricity, urban in IDA & IBRD total was 97.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 2001.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for access to electricity, urban?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.