Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 99.5% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Bangladesh peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 141st of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 99.5% is below the median for South Asia, which is 100.0%, 100% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 32.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 55.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 96.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.36 % 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 (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 (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Bangladesh?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Bangladesh was 99.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Bangladesh ranks 141st out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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