Share of the population with access to electricity by country
Access to electricity means 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
5.4%
South Sudan
Median
100.0%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,702
What the numbers show
Share of the population with access to electricity is currently reported for 212 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Aruba; the lowest is 5.4% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 88.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 271.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 1.9%).
Share of the population with access to electricity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruba | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 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 4.3% | 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 3.3% | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 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 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Algeria | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | 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 | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | 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 | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 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 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | 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 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 100.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 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 2.8% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nauru | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 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 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | 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 0.3% | 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 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 100.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 1 | Venezuela | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 122 | Indonesia | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 122 | India | 99.9% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 99.9% | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 125 | Brazil | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | Mexico | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 125 | Paraguay | 99.8% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 129 | Belize | 99.6% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 99.5% | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 99.5% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 132 | Cambodia | 99.2% | 2024 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Mongolia | 99.1% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 134 | Chile | 99.0% | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 134 | Suriname | 99.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 136 | Colombia | 98.9% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 137 | El Salvador | 98.7% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 138 | Ecuador | 98.5% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 139 | Argentina | 98.4% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 98.4% | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 141 | Nepal | 97.9% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 142 | Jamaica | 97.7% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 142 | Kiribati | 97.7% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 144 | Marshall Islands | 97.2% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 145 | Bolivia | 96.6% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 146 | Laos | 96.5% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 146 | Peru | 96.5% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 148 | Panama | 96.0% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 149 | Fiji | 95.9% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 150 | Pakistan | 95.7% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 151 | Grenada | 95.6% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 152 | Honduras | 95.5% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 153 | Gabon | 95.1% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 154 | Philippines | 94.8% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 94.3% | 2024 | up 51.1% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 93.0% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 157 | Ghana | 91.9% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 158 | Comoros | 91.7% | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 159 | Guatemala | 90.9% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 160 | South Africa | 90.2% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | 89.3% | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 161 | Syria | 89.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 163 | Micronesia (country) | 88.9% | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 88.7% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 87.8% | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Yemen | 86.3% | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 167 | Senegal | 82.9% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 168 | Solomon Islands | 81.5% | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Myanmar | 80.4% | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 170 | Botswana | 80.2% | 2024 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.7% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 172 | Libya | 77.4% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 173 | Kenya | 77.0% | 2024 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72.9% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 175 | Cameroon | 72.0% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 175 | Rwanda | 72.0% | 2024 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 69.2% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 178 | Gambia | 69.0% | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 179 | Sudan | 66.0% | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 65.5% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 181 | Equatorial Guinea | 65.1% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 182 | Nigeria | 62.5% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 62.0% | 2024 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 184 | North Korea | 61.4% | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 185 | Togo | 61.1% | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 186 | Lesotho | 60.6% | 2024 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Namibia | 59.3% | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 188 | Benin | 59.0% | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 56.6% | 2024 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 190 | Angola | 55.5% | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 191 | Eritrea | 55.3% | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 191 | Uganda | 55.3% | 2024 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Somalia | 54.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Haiti | 53.9% | 2024 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 195 | Guinea | 53.8% | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 196 | Zambia | 53.6% | 2024 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 197 | Congo | 53.0% | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 198 | Tanzania | 52.4% | 2024 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Mauritania | 52.2% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 200 | Mali | 49.5% | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 201 | Guinea-Bissau | 43.7% | 2024 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Papua New Guinea | 43.3% | 2024 | up 139.2% | rising |
| 203 | Madagascar | 42.5% | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 39.2% | 2024 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 205 | Mozambique | 36.9% | 2024 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 206 | Liberia | 34.9% | 2024 | up 271.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Burkina Faso | 34.0% | 2024 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 22.5% | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 209 | Niger | 21.3% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 210 | Burundi | 20.1% | 2024 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 18.2% | 2024 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 212 | Malawi | 15.6% | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Chad | 13.4% | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 214 | South Sudan | 5.4% | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.