Access to electricity, rural in Arab World
Arab World: Access to electricity, rural was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Arab World, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 85.0% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Arab World peaked at 85.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1992.
That places Arab World 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.9% | — |
| 1993 | 56.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 57.4% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 57.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 61.8% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 68.7% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 53.9% | 62.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.1% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 73.8% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 82.4% | 85.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Arab World
- Rural population, per capita 0.3996 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 40.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 448.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Arab World?
- Access to electricity, rural in Arab World was 85.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1992.
- How does Arab World rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Arab World ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.