Access to electricity, rural in Philippines
Philippines: Access to electricity, rural was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Philippines, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 88.5% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Philippines peaked at 97.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1993.
That places Philippines 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 49.3% | — |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 69.9% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 49.3% | 56.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 61.8% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 78.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 88.5% | 97.6% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Philippines?
- Access to electricity, rural in Philippines was 88.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1993.
- How does Philippines rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Philippines ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.