environmental2024

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) — series 2

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data212 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
83.0% of rural population
Median: 100.0% of rural population
Countries Covered
212
with available data
Highest
Bulgaria
100.0% of rural population
Lowest
Chad
0.4% of rural population
Top 5 Countries
1Bulgaria100.0% of rural population
2Belarus100.0% of rural population
3Canada100.0% of rural population
4Cayman Islands100.0% of rural population
5Sri Lanka100.0% of rural population
By Region
Europe100.0% of rural population(32 countries)
Oceania100.0% of rural population(2 countries)
Asia98.0% of rural population(26 countries)
North America94.9% of rural population(4 countries)
South America91.7% of rural population(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.4% of rural population)High (100.0% of rural population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 83.0% of rural population)

Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (132)
Africa (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Bulgaria100.0% of rural population
2Belarus100.0% of rural population
3Canada100.0% of rural population
4Cayman Islands100.0% of rural population
5Sri Lanka100.0% of rural population
6People's Republic of China100.0% of rural population
7Croatia100.0% of rural population
8Cuba100.0% of rural population
9Cyprus100.0% of rural population
10Czech Republic100.0% of rural population
11Denmark100.0% of rural population
12Dominica100.0% of rural population
13Estonia100.0% of rural population
14Faroe Islands100.0% of rural population
15Finland100.0% of rural population
16France100.0% of rural population
17French Polynesia100.0% of rural population
18Georgia100.0% of rural population
19State of Palestine100.0% of rural population
20Germany100.0% of rural population
21Gibraltar100.0% of rural population
22Greece100.0% of rural population
23Greenland100.0% of rural population
24Guam100.0% of rural population
25Hong Kong100.0% of rural population
26Hungary100.0% of rural population
27Iceland100.0% of rural population
28Islamic Republic of Iran100.0% of rural population
29Iraq100.0% of rural population
30Ireland100.0% of rural population
31Israel100.0% of rural population
32Italy100.0% of rural population
33Japan100.0% of rural population
34Kazakhstan100.0% of rural population
35Jordan100.0% of rural population
36South Korea100.0% of rural population
37Kuwait100.0% of rural population
38Kyrgyzstan100.0% of rural population
39Lebanon100.0% of rural population
40Latvia100.0% of rural population
41Liechtenstein100.0% of rural population
42Lithuania100.0% of rural population
43Luxembourg100.0% of rural population
44Macao100.0% of rural population
45Malaysia100.0% of rural population
46Maldives100.0% of rural population
47Malta100.0% of rural population
48Mauritius100.0% of rural population
49Monaco100.0% of rural population
50Moldova, Republic of100.0% of rural population
51Montenegro100.0% of rural population
52Morocco100.0% of rural population
53Oman100.0% of rural population
54Nauru100.0% of rural population
55Netherlands100.0% of rural population
56Curaçao100.0% of rural population
57Aruba100.0% of rural population
58Sint Maarten (Dutch part)100.0% of rural population
59New Caledonia100.0% of rural population
60New Zealand100.0% of rural population
61Norway100.0% of rural population
62Northern Mariana Islands100.0% of rural population
63Palau100.0% of rural population
64Poland100.0% of rural population
65Portugal100.0% of rural population
66Puerto Rico100.0% of rural population
67Qatar100.0% of rural population
68Romania100.0% of rural population
69Russian Federation100.0% of rural population
70Saint Kitts and Nevis100.0% of rural population
71Saint Lucia100.0% of rural population
72Saint Martin (French part)100.0% of rural population
73Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100.0% of rural population
74San Marino100.0% of rural population
75Saudi Arabia100.0% of rural population
76Serbia100.0% of rural population
77Seychelles100.0% of rural population
78Singapore100.0% of rural population
79Slovakia100.0% of rural population
80Vietnam100.0% of rural population
81Slovenia100.0% of rural population
82Spain100.0% of rural population
83Sweden100.0% of rural population
84Switzerland100.0% of rural population
85Thailand100.0% of rural population
86Tonga100.0% of rural population
87Trinidad and Tobago100.0% of rural population
88United Arab Emirates100.0% of rural population
89Tunisia100.0% of rural population
90Türkiye100.0% of rural population
91Turkmenistan100.0% of rural population
92Turks and Caicos Islands100.0% of rural population
93Tuvalu100.0% of rural population
94Ukraine100.0% of rural population
95The Republic of North Macedonia100.0% of rural population
96Egypt100.0% of rural population
97United Kingdom100.0% of rural population
98Isle of Man100.0% of rural population
99United States of America100.0% of rural population
100Virgin Islands, U.S.100.0% of rural population
101Uzbekistan100.0% of rural population
102Venezuela100.0% of rural population
103Samoa100.0% of rural population
104Albania100.0% of rural population
105Algeria100.0% of rural population
106Andorra100.0% of rural population
107Antigua and Barbuda100.0% of rural population
108Azerbaijan100.0% of rural population
109Australia100.0% of rural population
110Austria100.0% of rural population
111Bahamas100.0% of rural population
112Bahrain100.0% of rural population
113Armenia100.0% of rural population
114Barbados100.0% of rural population
115Belgium100.0% of rural population
116Bermuda100.0% of rural population
117Bhutan100.0% of rural population
118Bosnia and Herzegovina100.0% of rural population
119Virgin Islands, British100.0% of rural population
120Brunei Darussalam100.0% of rural population
121India99.9% of rural population
122Tajikistan99.9% of rural population
123Indonesia99.7% of rural population
124Paraguay99.6% of rural population
125Bangladesh99.6% of rural population
126Belize99.5% of rural population
127Costa Rica99.4% of rural population
128Uruguay99.3% of rural population
129Mexico99.2% of rural population
130Brazil99.2% of rural population
131Dominican Republic98.7% of rural population
132Cambodia98.6% of rural population
133Mongolia98.4% of rural population
134Cape Verde97.7% of rural population
135Suriname97.1% of rural population
136El Salvador96.6% of rural population
137Marshall Islands96.3% of rural population
138Ecuador95.9% of rural population
139Jamaica95.7% of rural population
140Colombia95.2% of rural population
141Kiribati94.3% of rural population
142Lao People's Democratic Republic94.2% of rural population
143Nepal94.2% of rural population
144Pakistan94.0% of rural population
145Fiji92.5% of rural population
146Panama92.1% of rural population
147Timor-Leste92.1% of rural population
148Chile90.7% of rural population
149Guyana90.5% of rural population
150Honduras90.1% of rural population
151Bolivia88.7% of rural population
152Philippines88.5% of rural population
153Eswatini88.3% of rural population
154Comoros88.2% of rural population
155South Africa86.3% of rural population
156Micronesia, Federated States of86.0% of rural population
157Afghanistan84.6% of rural population
158Ghana82.6% of rural population
159Peru82.1% of rural population
160Yemen81.3% of rural population
161Solomon Islands81.1% of rural population
162Guatemala80.4% of rural population
163Argentina79.8% of rural population
164Sao Tome and Principe75.1% of rural population
165Myanmar73.9% of rural population
166Nicaragua72.2% of rural population
167Kenya67.1% of rural population
168Senegal67.1% of rural population
169Rwanda65.2% of rural population
170Syrian Arab Republic61.6% of rural population
171Vanuatu58.5% of rural population
172Sudan54.2% of rural population
173Djibouti53.9% of rural population
174Gabon51.3% of rural population
175Cote d'Ivoire47.7% of rural population
176Zimbabwe46.6% of rural population
177Botswana45.9% of rural population
178Benin45.0% of rural population
179Ethiopia44.8% of rural population
180Uganda44.8% of rural population
181Eritrea43.2% of rural population
182Cameroon42.7% of rural population
183Lesotho41.4% of rural population
184Namibia41.1% of rural population
185Republic of The Gambia39.2% of rural population
186Papua New Guinea39.0% of rural population
187Togo33.9% of rural population
188United Republic of Tanzania33.7% of rural population
189Mali31.4% of rural population
190Zambia31.3% of rural population
191Guinea29.4% of rural population
192Madagascar26.5% of rural population
193Guinea-Bissau24.9% of rural population
194Sierra Leone24.9% of rural population
195Somalia24.4% of rural population
196Nigeria23.5% of rural population
197Republic of the Congo19.4% of rural population
198Haiti15.0% of rural population
199Burkina Faso12.7% of rural population
200Mozambique12.3% of rural population
201Niger10.8% of rural population
202Liberia9.2% of rural population
203Malawi6.4% of rural population
204Equatorial Guinea5.1% of rural population
205Burundi3.6% of rural population
206Central African Republic2.0% of rural population
207Angola1.3% of rural population
208Democratic Republic of the Congo1.0% of rural population
209Libya0.8% of rural population
210Mauritania0.8% of rural population
211South Sudan0.7% of rural population
212Chad0.4% of rural population
Showing 212 of 212 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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