Access to electricity, rural in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Access to electricity, rural was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in IDA & IBRD total, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 83.9% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.9%, in 2000.
That places IDA & IBRD total 33rd 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.9% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.5% | 63.9% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 71.2% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.8% | 83.9% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Rural population, per capita 0.4632 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in IDA & IBRD total?
- Access to electricity, rural in IDA & IBRD total was 83.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.9% in 2000.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for access to electricity, rural?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.