Access to electricity, rural in Brazil
Brazil: Access to electricity, rural was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Brazil, 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 Brazil is 99.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Brazil peaked at 99.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 1990.
That places Brazil 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.9% | — |
| 1991 | 68.1% | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 64.3% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 69.5% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 67.9% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 74.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 85.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 58.9% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 74.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 92.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 99.2% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Brazil?
- Access to electricity, rural in Brazil was 99.2% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Brazil ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.