Access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Access to electricity, rural was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries stood at 49.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries peaked at 49.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2000.
That places Least developed countries 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2003 | 13.7% | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 22.6% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | +24.0% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 38.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 11.3% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 21.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 42.7% | 49.8% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Rural population, per capita 0.6336 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 277.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries?
- Access to electricity, rural in Least developed countries was 49.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- How does Least developed countries rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Least developed countries ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.