Access to electricity, rural in South Asia
South Asia: Access to electricity, rural was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in South Asia, 1993–2024
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 South Asia is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in South Asia peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1994.
South Asia ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 39.6% | — |
| 1994 | 32.9% | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 37.6% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 47.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 32.9% | 43.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 45.3% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 65.5% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 95.3% | 99.8% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia
- Rural population, per capita 0.6421 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.09 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 421.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in South Asia?
- Access to electricity, rural in South Asia was 99.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1994.
- How does South Asia rank for access to electricity, rural?
- South Asia ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.