Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 99.4% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Eastern Asia peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.1%, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.1% | — |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.1% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Eastern Asia
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 1.68 million (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 4.79 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 13.3% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 90.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 348.2 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 1,213 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.5% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 136.43 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 82.38 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Eastern Asia was 99.4% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.1% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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