Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Southern Asia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Southern Asia stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Southern Asia peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 13th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.7% | — |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 78.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 89.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 59.7% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 76.2% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 96.4% | 99.1% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Southern Asia
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 449,321 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.65 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 27.4% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 71.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 3,699 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 119.32 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 3.7% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 186.04 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 90.13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Southern Asia was 99.1% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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