Access to electricity, rural in Argentina
Argentina: Access to electricity, rural was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural in Argentina is 79.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Argentina peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1990.
Argentina ranks 167th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.9% | — |
| 1991 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 83.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.6% | 78.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 88.6% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 95.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 79.8% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Argentina?
- Access to electricity, rural in Argentina was 79.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1990.
- How does Argentina rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Argentina ranks 167th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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.