Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Bolivia, 1992–2024
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 Bolivia is 88.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Bolivia peaked at 99.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1992.
Bolivia ranks 155th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 (% of rural population) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.2% | — |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +73.3% |
| 1995 | 20.3% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +62.7% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | -26.5% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 28.4% | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -26.8% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | +41.0% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | -10.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 88.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 88.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.5%, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +73.3% | 13.4% | 23.2% |
| 1996 | +62.7% | 20.3% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 13.2% | 33.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 22.5% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 66.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 88.7% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4952 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.353 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.12 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Bolivia?
- Access to electricity, rural in Bolivia was 88.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1992.
- How does Bolivia rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Bolivia ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.