Access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Access to electricity, rural was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1994.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 42.1% | — |
| 1994 | 38.3% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 40.5% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 42.7% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 51.6% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1% | 38.3% | 51.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 67.6% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 89.7% | 93.4% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.5233 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 490.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend?
- Access to electricity, rural in Early-demographic dividend was 93.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1994.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.