Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1998–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 93.8% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 1998.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.6% | — |
| 1999 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.1% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 64.6% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 71.1% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 81.7% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.2% | 93.8% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 93.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.