Access to electricity, urban in Myanmar
Myanmar: Access to electricity, urban was 95.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 95.3% for access to electricity, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Myanmar peaked at 95.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 172nd of 215 countries 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.3% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 82.3% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.5% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.1% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 36.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Myanmar?
- Access to electricity, urban in Myanmar was 95.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Myanmar ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.