Access to electricity, rural in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Access to electricity, rural was 83.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Low & middle income, 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 Low & middle income stood at 83.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Low & middle income peaked at 83.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2000.
Low & middle income ranks 35th 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.2% | — |
| 2001 | 65.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 64.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.2% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.5% | 70.6% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.4% | 83.6% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Low & middle income?
- Access to electricity, rural in Low & middle income was 83.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Low & middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.