Access to electricity, urban in South Asia
South Asia: Access to electricity, urban was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in South Asia, 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 South Asia is 99.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in South Asia peaked at 99.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1993.
South Asia ranks 13th 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 81.5% | — |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 89.7% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 88.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.3% | 81.5% | 89.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 88.5% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 93.7% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.7% | 99.9% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for South Asia
- Fuel imports 31.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 6.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 3.6% (2024)
- Fuel exports 16.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 13.8% (2023)
- Mineral rents 1.1% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.1% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 2.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 4.0% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 1,100 kWh per capita (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in South Asia?
- Access to electricity, urban in South Asia was 99.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1993.
- How does South Asia rank for access to electricity, urban?
- South Asia ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.