Access to electricity, urban in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Access to electricity, urban was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Lower middle income, 1993–2024
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 Lower middle income is 96.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Lower middle income peaked at 96.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1993.
Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 82.3% | — |
| 1994 | 84.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 88.2% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 86.9% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.2% | 82.3% | 88.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.7% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 90.2% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.1% | 96.5% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Lower middle income
- Fuel imports 27.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 5.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 25.2% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 25.8% (2024)
- Mineral rents 1.3% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.7% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 4.7% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.4% (2024)
- Electric power consumption 906.18 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Lower middle income?
- Access to electricity, urban in Lower middle income was 96.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1993.
- How does Lower middle income rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Lower middle income ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.