Access to electricity, rural in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Access to electricity, rural was 34.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Pre-demographic dividend, 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 Pre-demographic dividend stood at 34.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 34.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.7% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 16.1% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 28.1% | 34.3% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.5405 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.3% (2025)
- Rural population 612.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 54.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 283.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Access to electricity, rural in Pre-demographic dividend was 34.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.