Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 73.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 73.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Myanmar peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 169th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +25.6% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +50.5% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +7.4% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 73.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 73.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 74% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +50.5% | 39.8% | 59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 26.9% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 32.5% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 60.1% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2266 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0981 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.336 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Myanmar?
- Access to electricity, rural in Myanmar was 73.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Myanmar ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.