Access to electricity, rural in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Access to electricity, rural was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Lower middle income, 1993–2024
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 Lower middle income is 88.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Lower middle income peaked at 88.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1994.
That places Lower middle income 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 37.6% | — |
| 1994 | 32.9% | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 34.4% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 40.0% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.8% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 60.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 32.9% | 43.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 43.2% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 60.1% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 84.1% | 88.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.5799 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Lower middle income?
- Access to electricity, rural in Lower middle income was 88.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1994.
- How does Lower middle income rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Lower middle income ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.