Access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Access to electricity, rural was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1998–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 94.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1998.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20th 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 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.6% | — |
| 1999 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 92.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.6% | 65.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 71.8% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 82.1% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.4% | 94.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Rural population, per capita 0.4404 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Access to electricity, rural in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 94.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1998.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.