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Share of the population with access to electricity (% of population)

Name: Share of the population with access to electricity (% of population)
Creator: World Bank (World Development Indicators) / Tracking SDG7 (IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, electricity, energy access, SDG7, infrastructure, development

Latest country estimates of the share of people with access to electricity, from the World Bank/IEA tracking SDG 7. Compare progress worldwide.

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) / Tracking SDG7 (IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO)•166 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

85.2%

Median: 100.0%

Countries Covered

166

with available data

Highest

Bulgaria

100.0%

Lowest

South Sudan

8.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Bulgaria100.0%

2Belarus100.0%

3Canada100.0%

4Sri Lanka100.0%

5Chile100.0%

By Region

Europe100.0%(31 countries)

Oceania100.0%(2 countries)

South America99.8%(7 countries)

North America98.3%(3 countries)

Asia97.3%(24 countries)

Key Findings

•Many countries report near-universal access (≈100%), reflecting widespread grid or off-grid electrification.
•Large access deficits persist in several low-income and fragile states, where electrification progress can be slow or uneven.
•The indicator is best interpreted alongside reliability and clean cooking metrics to understand real household energy services.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (10.0%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 85.2%)

Europe (31)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

North America (3)

Asia (24)

Africa (9)

Other (90)

About This Statistic

Access to electricity measures the share of a country’s population that has an electricity connection (at home or via a nearby source) and can use it for basic needs such as lighting and powering small appliances. It is one of the core indicators used to track progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy for All).

This indicator highlights development gaps and the pace of electrification. Many countries have reached near-universal access, while others—often affected by conflict, fragility, remoteness, or rapid population growth—still face significant deficits. Values are typically derived from household surveys and national sources, complemented by modelled estimates to ensure comparability across countries and time.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Bulgaria	100.0%
2	Belarus	100.0%
3	Canada	100.0%
4	Sri Lanka	100.0%
5	Chile	100.0%
6	People's Republic of China	100.0%
7	Croatia	100.0%
8	Cuba	100.0%
9	Cyprus	100.0%
10	Czech Republic	100.0%
11	Denmark	100.0%
12	El Salvador	100.0%
13	Estonia	100.0%
14	Finland	100.0%
15	France	100.0%
16	Georgia	100.0%
17	Greece	100.0%
18	Hungary	100.0%
19	Iceland	100.0%
20	Islamic Republic of Iran	100.0%
21	Iraq	100.0%
22	Ireland	100.0%
23	Israel	100.0%
24	Italy	100.0%
25	Japan	100.0%
26	Kazakhstan	100.0%
27	Jordan	100.0%
28	North Korea	100.0%
29	South Korea	100.0%
30	Kuwait	100.0%
31	Kyrgyzstan	100.0%
32	Lebanon	100.0%
33	Latvia	100.0%
34	Libya	100.0%
35	Lithuania	100.0%
36	Luxembourg	100.0%
37	Malaysia	100.0%
38	Maldives	100.0%
39	Malta	100.0%
40	Mauritius	100.0%
41	Mexico	100.0%
42	Mongolia	100.0%
43	Moldova, Republic of	100.0%
44	Montenegro	100.0%
45	Montserrat	100.0%
46	Morocco	100.0%
47	Oman	100.0%
48	Netherlands	100.0%
49	New Zealand	100.0%
50	Norway	100.0%
51	Panama	100.0%
52	Paraguay	100.0%
53	Poland	100.0%
54	Portugal	100.0%
55	Romania	100.0%
56	Russian Federation	100.0%
57	Saudi Arabia	100.0%
58	Serbia	100.0%
59	Singapore	100.0%
60	Slovakia	100.0%
61	Vietnam	100.0%
62	Slovenia	100.0%
63	Spain	100.0%
64	Sweden	100.0%
65	Switzerland	100.0%
66	Tajikistan	100.0%
67	Thailand	100.0%
68	Trinidad and Tobago	100.0%
69	United Arab Emirates	100.0%
70	Tunisia	100.0%
71	Türkiye	100.0%
72	Ukraine	100.0%
73	The Republic of North Macedonia	100.0%
74	Egypt	100.0%
75	United Kingdom	100.0%
76	Uruguay	100.0%
77	Uzbekistan	100.0%
78	Venezuela	100.0%
79	Afghanistan	100.0%
80	Albania	100.0%
81	Argentina	100.0%
82	Australia	100.0%
83	Austria	100.0%
84	Bahamas	100.0%
85	Bahrain	100.0%
86	Armenia	100.0%
87	Barbados	100.0%
88	Belgium	100.0%
89	Bosnia and Herzegovina	100.0%
90	Solomon Islands	100.0%
91	Brunei Darussalam	100.0%
92	Costa Rica	99.9%
93	Algeria	99.9%
94	Colombia	99.8%
95	Botswana	99.8%
96	Brazil	99.8%
97	Ecuador	99.7%
98	Jamaica	99.7%
99	Dominican Republic	99.6%
100	Suriname	99.6%
101	Belize	99.6%
102	Indonesia	99.5%
103	India	99.0%
104	Vanuatu	99.0%
105	Peru	99.0%
106	Nepal	98.5%
107	Nicaragua	97.0%
108	Philippines	97.0%
109	Syrian Arab Republic	97.0%
110	Bangladesh	96.2%
111	Honduras	96.0%
112	Cape Verde	95.0%
113	Guatemala	95.0%
114	Bolivia	95.0%
115	Lao People's Democratic Republic	93.0%
116	Guyana	92.0%
117	Gabon	91.0%
118	South Africa	91.0%
119	New Caledonia	88.0%
120	Ghana	86.0%
121	Comoros	85.0%
122	Central African Republic	78.0%
123	Eswatini	76.0%
124	Djibouti	75.0%
125	Pakistan	74.0%
126	Senegal	74.0%
127	Cote d'Ivoire	71.0%
128	Kenya	71.0%
129	Cameroon	70.0%
130	Yemen	70.0%
131	Togo	67.0%
132	Myanmar	66.0%
133	Sudan	65.0%
134	Republic of The Gambia	63.0%
135	Cambodia	62.0%
136	Nigeria	60.0%
137	Namibia	59.0%
138	Rwanda	58.0%
139	Mali	56.0%
140	Republic of the Congo	54.0%
141	Lesotho	53.0%
142	Equatorial Guinea	52.0%
143	Ethiopia	51.0%
144	Eritrea	50.0%
145	Mauritania	50.0%
146	Uganda	50.0%
147	Zambia	49.0%
148	Haiti	47.0%
149	Somalia	46.0%
150	Angola	45.0%
151	Guinea	44.0%
152	United Republic of Tanzania	44.0%
153	Mozambique	40.0%
154	Madagascar	36.0%
155	Liberia	30.0%
156	Guinea-Bissau	26.0%
157	Sierra Leone	26.0%
158	Benin	23.0%
159	Burkina Faso	23.0%
160	Democratic Republic of the Congo	21.0%
161	Papua New Guinea	20.0%
162	Niger	19.0%
163	Malawi	15.0%
164	Burundi	12.0%
165	Chad	11.0%
166	South Sudan	8.0%

Showing 166 of 166 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #electricity #energy access #SDG7 #infrastructure #development

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank (World Development Indicators) / Tracking SDG7 (IEA, IRENA, UNSD, World Bank, WHO) (2022).

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