Access to electricity urban vs rural in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
163rd
of 212 countries
All-time high
99.5
in 2016
All-time low
73.4
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Afghanistan, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural in Afghanistan is 97, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Afghanistan peaked at 99.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.4, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 163rd of 212 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 vs rural in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4 | — |
| 2001 | 74.8 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 76.1 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 77.5 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 74 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 81.6 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 83 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 89.9 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 82.8 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 86.6 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 95 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 92.2 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 98.7 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 92.5 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.9 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 96 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5 | 73.4 | 89.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.51 | 82.8 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.58 | 95.9 | 99.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More energy & mining data for Afghanistan
- Fuel imports 22.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals imports 1.7% (2019)
- Ores and metals exports 2.2% (2019)
- Gas production 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0.9203 terawatt-hours (2020)
- Gas production per person 23.56 kilowatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Afghanistan?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Afghanistan was 97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Afghanistan ranks 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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