Access to electricity, rural in OECD members
OECD members: Access to electricity, rural was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity, rural in OECD members, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, rural in OECD members stood at 99.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in OECD members peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 1992.
OECD members ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Access to electricity, rural in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.5% | — |
| 1991 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 97.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in OECD members?
- Access to electricity, rural in OECD members was 99.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for access to electricity, rural?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.