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Share of the population with access to electricity in Thailand

Thailand: Share of the population with access to electricity was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
82.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population with access to electricity in Thailand, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 82.1 % of population2001: 90.4 % of population2002: 91 % of population2003: 91.6 % of population2004: 92.2 % of population2005: 92.8 % of population2006: 99.1 % of population2007: 94.1 % of population2008: 94.8 % of population2009: 99 % of population2010: 99.7 % of population2011: 99.3 % of population2012: 99.1 % of population2013: 99.4 % of population2014: 99.5 % of population2015: 99.6 % of population2016: 99.9 % of population2017: 99.9 % of population2018: 99.8 % of population2019: 99.9 % of population2020: 100 % of population2021: 100 % of population2022: 99.9 % of population2023: 100 % of population2024: 100 % of population

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 100.0% for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Thailand peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the population with access to electricity in Thailand, year by year

Year % of population Change
2000 82.1% —
2001 90.4% +10.1%
2002 91.0% +0.7%
2003 91.6% +0.7%
2004 92.2% +0.7%
2005 92.8% +0.7%
2006 99.1% +6.8%
2007 94.1% -5.0%
2008 94.8% +0.7%
2009 99.0% +4.4%
2010 99.7% +0.7%
2011 99.3% -0.4%
2012 99.1% -0.2%
2013 99.4% +0.3%
2014 99.5% +0.1%
2015 99.6% +0.1%
2016 99.9% +0.3%
2017 99.9% +0.0%
2018 99.8% -0.1%
2019 99.9% +0.1%
2020 100.0% +0.1%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 99.9% -0.1%
2023 100.0% +0.1%
2024 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.7% 82.1% 99.1% 10
2010s 99.6% 99.1% 99.9% 10
2020s 100.0% 99.9% 100.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population with access to electricity in Thailand?
Share of the population with access to electricity in Thailand was 100.0% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
Thailand ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population with access to electricity rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand data come from?
The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the population with access to electricity
Unit
% of population
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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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.