Access to electricity, rural in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Access to electricity, rural was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 98.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Upper middle income peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2000.
Upper middle income ranks 15th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.8% | — |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.8% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 95.6% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.2% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Upper middle income?
- Access to electricity, rural in Upper middle income was 98.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2000.
- How does Upper middle income rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.