Access to electricity, rural in IBRD only
IBRD only: Access to electricity, rural was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in IBRD only, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 98.6% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in IBRD only peaked at 99.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
IBRD only ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 86.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 75.1% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 85.2% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Rural population, per capita 0.4135 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 656.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in IBRD only?
- Access to electricity, rural in IBRD only was 98.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does IBRD only rank for access to electricity, rural?
- IBRD only ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.