Access to electricity, rural in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Access to electricity, rural was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2024
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 East Asia & Pacific is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.7% | 87.5% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 97.3% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Rural population, per capita 0.3523 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 778.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in East Asia & Pacific?
- Access to electricity, rural in East Asia & Pacific was 97.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for access to electricity, rural?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.