Access to electricity urban vs rural in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 99.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 212 countries
All-time high
100
in 2022
All-time low
58.06
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Bangladesh, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.5 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Bangladesh peaked at 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.06, in 1991.
Bangladesh ranks 146th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.06 | — |
| 1992 | 67.59 | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 68.75 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 75.2 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 71.05 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 72.19 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 79.5 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 74.41 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 75.49 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 81.2 | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 77.6 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 78.7 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 79.7 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 76.6 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 82.6 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 77.8 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 82.1 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 85.2 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 86.4 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 90.2 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.6 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 90.7 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 93.6 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 94 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.5 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 96.6 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 97.8 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 97.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.5 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.36 | 58.06 | 79.5 | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.79 | 76.6 | 86.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.11 | 88 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3 | 97.8 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 3.8% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.3% (2018)
- Gas production 179.95 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 179.95 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 1,024 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Bangladesh?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Bangladesh was 99.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.06 in 1991.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 146th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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