Number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus

Belarus: Number of people with and without electricity access was 9.13 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.13 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 214 countries
All-time high
10.24 million
in 1993
All-time low
8.84 million
in 2005
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus, 1990–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1990200720241990: 10.2M1991: 10.2M1992: 10.2M1993: 10.2M1994: 10.2M1995: 10.2M1996: 10.2M1997: 10.1M1998: 10.1M1999: 10.0M2000: 8.9M2001: 8.9M2002: 8.9M2003: 8.9M2004: 8.9M2005: 8.8M2006: 8.8M2007: 8.9M2008: 8.9M2009: 8.9M2010: 9.0M2011: 9.0M2012: 9.0M2013: 9.1M2014: 9.1M2015: 9.2M2016: 9.3M2017: 9.3M2018: 9.4M2019: 9.4M2020: 9.4M2021: 9.3M2022: 9.2M2023: 9.2M2024: 9.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus stood at 9.13 million.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus peaked at 10.24 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8.84 million, in 2005.

That places Belarus 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 10.19 million
1991 10.19 million +0.0%
1992 10.22 million +0.2%
1993 10.24 million +0.2%
1994 10.23 million -0.1%
1995 10.19 million -0.3%
1996 10.16 million -0.3%
1997 10.12 million -0.4%
1998 10.07 million -0.4%
1999 10.03 million -0.4%
2000 8.88 million -11.4%
2001 8.89 million +0.0%
2002 8.88 million -0.1%
2003 8.87 million -0.1%
2004 8.85 million -0.1%
2005 8.84 million -0.1%
2006 8.85 million +0.0%
2007 8.85 million +0.1%
2008 8.88 million +0.3%
2009 8.92 million +0.4%
2010 8.95 million +0.4%
2011 8.99 million +0.4%
2012 9.03 million +0.5%
2013 9.08 million +0.6%
2014 9.15 million +0.7%
2015 9.22 million +0.8%
2016 9.28 million +0.7%
2017 9.34 million +0.6%
2018 9.37 million +0.4%
2019 9.42 million +0.5%
2020 9.38 million -0.4%
2021 9.30 million -0.8%
2022 9.23 million -0.8%
2023 9.18 million -0.5%
2024 9.13 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.16 million 10.03 million 10.24 million 10
2000s 8.87 million 8.84 million 8.92 million 10
2010s 9.18 million 8.95 million 9.42 million 10
2020s 9.24 million 9.13 million 9.38 million 5

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 85 Israel 10.00 million compare
  2. 86 Hungary 9.56 million compare
  3. 87 Austria 9.18 million compare
  4. 89 Switzerland 9.01 million compare
  5. 90 Benin 8.53 million compare
  6. 91 Burkina Faso 8.01 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Belarus was 9.13 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 10.24 million in 1993.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 8.84 million in 2005.
How does Belarus rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Belarus ranks 88th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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