Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in South-Eastern Asia is 97.5%, measured 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 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2000.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 34 groups 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 79.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 88.6% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 95.4% | 97.5% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for South-Eastern Asia
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 231,388 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.07 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 20.9% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 81.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 1,214 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 162.21 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 1.3% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 48.72 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 70.08 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in South-Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in South-Eastern Asia was 97.5% 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-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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