Access to electricity, urban in IDA total
IDA total: Access to electricity, urban was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in IDA total, 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 total is 88.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in IDA total peaked at 88.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2001.
IDA total ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.6% | — |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.4% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 75.6% | 75.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 73.4% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 78.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 85.6% | 88.2% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for IDA total
- Fuel imports 24.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 9.5% (2023)
- Fuel exports 30.8% (2023)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 2.2% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 1.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 7.1% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 374.93 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in IDA total?
- Access to electricity, urban in IDA total was 88.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2001.
- How does IDA total rank for access to electricity, urban?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.