Access to electricity, rural in Ecuador
Ecuador: Access to electricity, rural was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Ecuador, 1995–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 95.9% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 1995.
That places Ecuador 142nd 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 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 78.8% | — |
| 1996 | 82.3% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 82.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 83.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 92.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 91.9% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 78.8% | 83.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.4% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 91.9% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 95.5% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Ecuador?
- Access to electricity, rural in Ecuador was 95.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 1995.
- How does Ecuador rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Ecuador ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.