Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
115.02 % change on previous year
Papua New Guinea
Lowest
-7.69 % change on previous year
Guatemala
Median
0.9914 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
6,485
What the numbers show
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth rate is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 115.02 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea; the lowest is -7.69 % change on previous year in Guatemala.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9914 % change on previous year, and the mean is 3.16 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 128 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 7,779.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Martin (French part) (down 6,180.3%).
Number of people with and without electricity access, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 115.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,520.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 77.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,471.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 60.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 17.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Rwanda | 15.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Senegal | 14.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 12.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Somalia | 11.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 11.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Tanzania | 11.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 10.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 10.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Liberia | 9.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 571.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Niger | 9.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 8.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Zambia | 7.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 282.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea | 7.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Qatar | 7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Djibouti | 7.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Botswana | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 22 | North Korea | 7.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 6.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Namibia | 6.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Lesotho | 6.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Libya | 6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,103.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritania | 6.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Yemen | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Haiti | 6.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 6.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 399.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 5.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Congo | 5.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 33 | Cambodia | 5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Syria | 5.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Mozambique | 5.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Gambia | 5.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Togo | 5.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Myanmar | 5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 163.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 4.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Ghana | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Oman | 4.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Eswatini | 4.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Nigeria | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,526.4% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | 4.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 49 | South Sudan | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Eritrea | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 52 | Kiribati | 3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Gabon | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Canada | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.0% | rising |
| 57 | Malta | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Micronesia (country) | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Cameroon | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Georgia | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,480.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Malawi | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Palestine | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 64 | Armenia | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,779.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Gibraltar | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iraq | 2.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 67 | Singapore | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 70 | Cayman Islands | 1.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 76 | New Zealand | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 79 | Honduras | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Israel | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.4% | falling |
| 84 | Belize | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Peru | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 87 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Grenada | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 286.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Laos | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Andorra | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 169.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Indonesia | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Seychelles | 1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Switzerland | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 95 | India | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Colombia | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 98 | British Virgin Islands | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Paraguay | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Malaysia | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Macao | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 104 | Portugal | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 304.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Iran | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 106 | Spain | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Jordan | 0.994 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Cyprus | 0.9889 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 109 | Morocco | 0.9777 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mexico | 0.9648 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 111 | United States | 0.9648 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 0.9553 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Norway | 0.9544 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 114 | Kuwait | 0.9033 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | 0.8616 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Curacao | 0.849 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Vietnam | 0.8357 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei | 0.8219 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 119 | Sudan | 0.8117 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Guam | 0.7633 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 363.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 0.7487 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 0.7362 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7295 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Belgium | 0.6681 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Ecuador | 0.6599 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 126 | Bhutan | 0.6535 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Netherlands | 0.6511 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.6% | flat |
| 128 | Finland | 0.6447 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.6% | falling |
| 129 | Tunisia | 0.6287 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Samoa | 0.6259 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Nauru | 0.6063 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Aruba | 0.5924 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Lithuania | 0.5816 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Lebanon | 0.5624 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Austria | 0.5061 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Denmark | 0.5051 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.4887 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 0.4806 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahamas | 0.4614 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 140 | Faroe Islands | 0.4449 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Brazil | 0.4067 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | 0.3774 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 260.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Venezuela | 0.3696 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 144 | San Marino | 0.3455 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Maldives | 0.3432 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Mongolia | 0.3424 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Ukraine | 0.3376 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovenia | 0.3273 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Sweden | 0.3141 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Cape Verde | 0.2837 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 0.2768 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 152 | Germany | 0.2753 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | 0.2741 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 154 | France | 0.2624 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 0.256 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 0.2451 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Panama | 0.2301 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Turkey | 0.2258 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.4% | falling |
| 159 | Iceland | 0.2186 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1818 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 327.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Croatia | 0.1687 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Estonia | 0.1496 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 163 | South Korea | 0.0744 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Barbados | 0.0464 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Montenegro | -0.0006 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Isle of Man | -0.0059 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Jamaica | -0.0216 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Greece | -0.0221 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Puerto Rico | -0.0396 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Uruguay | -0.044 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Thailand | -0.048 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Romania | -0.0488 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Greenland | -0.051 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Italy | -0.0534 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 453.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bulgaria | -0.0804 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Slovakia | -0.0861 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Bermuda | -0.0958 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Russia | -0.1085 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 136.2% | volatile |
| 179 | China | -0.1233 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Hong Kong | -0.1592 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | -0.1805 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.3% | volatile |
| 182 | North Macedonia | -0.1893 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Mauritius | -0.2298 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 181.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Hungary | -0.3141 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.322 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.8% | falling |
| 186 | Poland | -0.3494 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 366.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Cuba | -0.3639 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 489.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Tonga | -0.4035 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Japan | -0.4353 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 228.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Dominica | -0.4586 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Chile | -0.4665 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Belarus | -0.4976 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.2% | volatile |
| 193 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.5147 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 249.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Sri Lanka | -0.5491 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Serbia | -0.5541 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6537 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.6978 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 189.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Monaco | -0.8343 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Latvia | -0.9338 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 200 | Argentina | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Albania | -1.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | -1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,240.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Bolivia | -1.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Northern Mariana Islands | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Moldova | -2.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,715.1% | volatile |
| 206 | Philippines | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 208 | Fiji | -2.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 303.6% | volatile |
| 209 | East Timor | -4.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.0% | volatile |
| 210 | Saint Martin (French part) | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,180.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Guyana | -5.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 436.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | -6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 446.8% | volatile |
| 213 | Mali | -6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 172.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Guatemala | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 602.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people with and without electricity access. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.