Access to electricity urban vs rural in Myanmar
Myanmar: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 95.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.3
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
169th
of 212 countries
All-time high
95.3
in 2024
All-time low
82.3
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Myanmar stood at 95.3. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Myanmar peaked at 95.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.3, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 169th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89 | +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% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 95.3 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 95.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.53 | 82.3 | 87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.13 | 85.5 | 92.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.1 | 93.1 | 95.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More energy & mining data for Myanmar
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2025)
- Gas production 139.16 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 2,537 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 139.16 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 2,537 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Myanmar?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Myanmar was 95.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 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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