Access to electricity, rural in Chile
Chile: Access to electricity, rural was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Chile stood at 90.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1990.
That places Chile 152nd 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.5% | — |
| 1991 | 72.7% | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 74.1% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 86.5% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 86.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.4% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 88.5% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.1% | 59.5% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 82.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 97.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 90.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Chile?
- Access to electricity, rural in Chile was 90.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Chile ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.