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Access to electricity urban vs rural in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
100
in 1994
All-time low
99.9
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Access to electricity urban vs rural in Korea, Republic of, 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 99.91991: 99.91992: 1001993: 1001994: 1001995: 1001996: 1001997: 1001998: 1001999: 1002000: 1002001: 1002002: 1002003: 1002004: 1002005: 1002006: 1002007: 1002008: 1002009: 1002010: 1002011: 1002012: 1002013: 1002014: 1002015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for access to electricity urban vs rural in Korea, Republic of is 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Korea, Republic of peaked at 100 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 99.9, in 1990.

Korea, Republic of ranks 1st of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.98 99.9 100 10
2000s 100 100 100 10
2010s 100 100 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Korea, Republic of?
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Korea, Republic of was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1994.
What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 99.9 in 1990.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
Korea, Republic of ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea, Republic of 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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Indicator
Access to electricity urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,652 data points, 1990–2024
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