Access to electricity, rural in Low income
Low income: Access to electricity, rural was 37.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Low income, 2003–2024
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 Low income is 37.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Low income peaked at 37.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2003.
That places Low income 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.6% | — |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.6% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 15.1% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 29.1% | 37.1% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population, per capita 0.6484 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Low income?
- Access to electricity, rural in Low income was 37.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2003.
- How does Low income rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Low income ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.