Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.804 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.804 units per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.804 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.419 units per person, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.419 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.43 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.47 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.451 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.462 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.473 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.484 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.495 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.506 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.518 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.488 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.541 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.553 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.565 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.52 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.605 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.556 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.698 units per person | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 0.661 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.683 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.704 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.725 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.737 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.768 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.804 units per person | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4708 units per person | 0.419 units per person | 0.518 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.587 units per person | 0.488 units per person | 0.698 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7476 units per person | 0.704 units per person | 0.804 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More energy & mining data for Myanmar
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 36.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Myanmar was 0.804 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.804 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.419 units per person in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.