Access to electricity, rural in IDA only
IDA only: Access to electricity, rural was 53.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in IDA only, 2000–2024
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 IDA only is 53.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in IDA only peaked at 53.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2000.
IDA only ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.5% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 17.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 27.0% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 46.2% | 53.4% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Rural population, per capita 0.6314 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 285.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in IDA only?
- Access to electricity, rural in IDA only was 53.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2000.
- How does IDA only rank for access to electricity, rural?
- IDA only ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.