Access to electricity, rural in World
World: Access to electricity, rural was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in World, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
World recorded 84.9% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in World peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 2000.
That places World 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 68.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 67.4% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 66.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 73.1% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.9% | 84.9% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in World?
- Access to electricity, rural in World was 84.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 2000.
- How does World rank for access to electricity, rural?
- World ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.