Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access by country
Having access to electricity is defined in international statistics as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.
Countries reporting
212
Highest
100.0%
Aruba
Lowest
0.4%
Chad
Median
100.0%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,317
What the numbers show
Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 0.4% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 83.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 250.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Madagascar (up 1,458.8%), and the largest decrease in Libya (down 99.0%).
Share of rural vs. urban population with electricity access: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Martin (French part) | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2024 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 121 | India | 99.9% | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 123 | Indonesia | 99.7% | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 99.6% | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Paraguay | 99.6% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 126 | Belize | 99.5% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 99.4% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 128 | Uruguay | 99.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 129 | Brazil | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 129 | Mexico | 99.2% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | 98.7% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 132 | Cambodia | 98.6% | 2024 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Mongolia | 98.4% | 2024 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 97.7% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 135 | Suriname | 97.1% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 136 | El Salvador | 96.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | 96.3% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 138 | Ecuador | 95.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 139 | Jamaica | 95.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 140 | Colombia | 95.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 141 | Kiribati | 94.3% | 2020 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 94.2% | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Nepal | 94.2% | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Pakistan | 94.0% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 145 | Fiji | 92.5% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 146 | Panama | 92.1% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 92.1% | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Chile | 90.7% | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 149 | Guyana | 90.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 150 | Honduras | 90.1% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 151 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 88.7% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 152 | Philippines | 88.5% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 88.3% | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 88.2% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 155 | South Africa | 86.3% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 156 | Micronesia (country) | 86.0% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 157 | Afghanistan | 84.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Ghana | 82.6% | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Peru | 82.1% | 2024 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Yemen | 81.3% | 2024 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 161 | Solomon Islands | 81.1% | 2024 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Guatemala | 80.4% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 163 | Argentina | 79.8% | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 75.1% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 165 | Myanmar | 73.9% | 2024 | up 95.0% | rising |
| 166 | Nicaragua | 72.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 167 | Kenya | 67.1% | 2024 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Senegal | 67.1% | 2024 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Rwanda | 65.2% | 2024 | up 608.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Syria | 61.6% | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 58.5% | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Sudan | 54.2% | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Djibouti | 53.9% | 2024 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 174 | Gabon | 51.3% | 2024 | up 159.1% | rising |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.7% | 2024 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | 46.6% | 2024 | up 505.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Botswana | 45.9% | 2024 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Benin | 45.0% | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Ethiopia | 44.8% | 2024 | up 273.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Uganda | 44.8% | 2024 | up 276.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 43.2% | 2024 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 182 | Cameroon | 42.7% | 2024 | up 127.1% | rising |
| 183 | Lesotho | 41.4% | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Namibia | 41.1% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 185 | Gambia | 39.2% | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 39.0% | 2024 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Togo | 33.9% | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 33.7% | 2024 | up 237.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Mali | 31.4% | 2024 | up 597.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Zambia | 31.3% | 2024 | up 645.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Guinea | 29.4% | 2024 | up 209.5% | volatile |
| 192 | Madagascar | 26.5% | 2024 | up 1,458.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.9% | 2024 | up 329.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 24.9% | 2024 | up 1,283.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Somalia | 24.4% | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Nigeria | 23.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 197 | Congo | 19.4% | 2024 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 198 | Haiti | 15.0% | 2024 | up 581.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | 12.7% | 2024 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Mozambique | 12.3% | 2024 | up 355.6% | volatile |
| 201 | Niger | 10.8% | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Liberia | 9.2% | 2024 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Malawi | 6.4% | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.1% | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Burundi | 3.6% | 2024 | up 260.0% | rising |
| 206 | Central African Republic | 2.0% | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Angola | 1.3% | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 209 | Libya | 0.8% | 2012 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Mauritania | 0.8% | 2012 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 211 | South Sudan | 0.7% | 2024 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Chad | 0.4% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
About this data
Having access to electricity is defined in international statistics as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.