Access to electricity, rural in Middle income
Middle income: Access to electricity, rural was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in 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 Middle income stood at 91.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Middle income peaked at 92.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2000.
Middle income ranks 26th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.1% | — |
| 2001 | 67.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 66.1% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 76.0% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.7% | 92.1% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.4459 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 597.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Middle income?
- Access to electricity, rural in Middle income was 91.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2000.
- How does Middle income rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Middle income ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.