Access to electricity, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Access to electricity, rural was 37.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 2003–2024
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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 37.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 92.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 37.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2003.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.2% | — |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +25.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 13.7% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 29.4% | 37.7% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Access to electricity, rural in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 37.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2003.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.