Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.196 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar is 0.196 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.581 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.196 people per person, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.581 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.57 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.53 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.549 people per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.538 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.527 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.516 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.505 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.494 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.482 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.512 people per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.459 people per person | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.447 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.435 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.48 people per person | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.395 people per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.444 people per person | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.302 people per person | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 0.339 people per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.317 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.296 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.275 people per person | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.263 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.232 people per person | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.196 people per person | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5292 people per person | 0.482 people per person | 0.581 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.413 people per person | 0.302 people per person | 0.512 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2524 people per person | 0.196 people per person | 0.296 people 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 36.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Myanmar was 0.196 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.581 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 people per person in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.