Number of people with and without electricity access in China
China: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.41 billion people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in China, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in China stood at 1.41 billion people.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in China peaked at 1.41 billion people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.22 billion people, in 2000.
China ranks 2nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in China, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.22 billion people | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 billion people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.24 billion people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.25 billion people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.27 billion people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.28 billion people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.29 billion people | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.30 billion people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.31 billion people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.32 billion people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.33 billion people | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.34 billion people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.35 billion people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.36 billion people | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.37 billion people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.38 billion people | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.39 billion people | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.40 billion people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.40 billion people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 billion people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.41 billion people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.41 billion people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.41 billion people | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.41 billion people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.41 billion people | -0.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.41 billion people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 219.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 1.41 billion people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 585.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 billion people | 1.22 billion people | 1.32 billion people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 billion people | 1.33 billion people | 1.41 billion people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 billion people | 1.41 billion people | 1.41 billion people | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More energy & mining data for China
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 18.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in China?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in China was 1.41 billion people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 billion people in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 billion people in 2000.
- How does China rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- China ranks 2nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by 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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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.