Access to electricity, rural in Small states
Small states: Access to electricity, rural was 92.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Small states, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural in Small states is 92.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Small states peaked at 92.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2002.
Small states ranks 25th 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 Small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.9% | — |
| 2001 | 62.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 58.5% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.8% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 89.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.5% | 58.5% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 70.9% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 89.7% | 92.3% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.479 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 611.84 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Small states?
- Access to electricity, rural in Small states was 92.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2002.
- How does Small states rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Small states ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.