Access to electricity, urban in IDA only
IDA only: Access to electricity, urban was 85.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in IDA only, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in IDA only stood at 85.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in IDA only peaked at 85.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2001.
IDA only ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.5% | — |
| 2001 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 63.2% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 72.3% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 81.6% | 85.7% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for IDA only
- Fuel imports 15.1% (2021)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2021)
- Ores and metals exports 14.5% (2023)
- Fuel exports 9.8% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.2% (2023)
- Mineral rents 3.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.4% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 6.9% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 4.9% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 344.36 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in IDA only?
- Access to electricity, urban in IDA only was 85.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2001.
- How does IDA only rank for access to electricity, urban?
- IDA only ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.