Access to electricity, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Access to electricity, rural was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 100.0% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2000.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Access to electricity, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.6% | — |
| 2001 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Access to electricity, rural in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 100.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2000.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.