Access to electricity, urban in IDA blend
IDA blend: Access to electricity, urban was 91.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in IDA blend, 1998–2024
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 blend is 91.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in IDA blend peaked at 93.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2010.
That places IDA blend 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.7% | — |
| 1999 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.9% | 86.7% | 87.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 86.3% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 85.9% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.0% | 93.7% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for IDA blend
- Fuel imports 29.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 2.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.7% (2024)
- Fuel exports 44.9% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.6% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.2% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 424.62 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in IDA blend?
- Access to electricity, urban in IDA blend was 91.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2010.
- How does IDA blend rank for access to electricity, urban?
- IDA blend ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.