Access to electricity, urban in Low income
Low income: Access to electricity, urban was 77.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Low income, 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 Low income stood at 77.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Low income peaked at 77.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.9%, in 2000.
That places Low income 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.9% | — |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 49.9% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 61.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 72.3% | 77.6% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Low income
- Fuel imports 18.4% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2019)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 19.0% (2023)
- Mineral rents 6.4% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 13.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 3.5% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 190.09 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 71.8% (2023)
- Electricity production from oil sources 17.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Low income?
- Access to electricity, urban in Low income was 77.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.9% in 2000.
- How does Low income rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.