Access to electricity, rural in IDA total
IDA total: Access to electricity, rural was 57.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in IDA total, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 57.4% 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 5.1% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in IDA total peaked at 57.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
That places IDA total 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 29.1% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 27.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 46.0% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 26.0% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 35.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 51.6% | 57.4% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Rural population, per capita 0.5885 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in IDA total?
- Access to electricity, rural in IDA total was 57.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does IDA total rank for access to electricity, rural?
- IDA total ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.