Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity
This key economic indicator for the Electricity sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity in Afghanistan jumped by 6.3points from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Kiribati Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity grew 6.3points year on year totalising 104.07 Percent.
- In 2019 Panama was ranked number 5 in Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity.
- In 2019 Afghanistan was number 1 in Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity close to 104.46 Percent, jumping from 134 in 2018.
Top Countries in Share of Rural Population with Access to Electricity
| # | 207 Countries | Percent | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Afghanistan
|
104.46 % | 2019 | +6.3 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
Kiribati
|
104.07 % | 2019 | +4.1 % | +6.3 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Bhutan
|
104.01 % | 2019 | +4.0 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Morocco
|
103.16 % | 2019 | +3.2 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Panama
|
102.58 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
101.57 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Belize
|
101.41 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
101.37 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Dominican Republic
|
101.04 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +1.5 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Brazil
|
101.04 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Sri Lanka
|
100.89 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Chile
|
100.86 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Maldives
|
100.79 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Thailand
|
100.78 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Cuba
|
100.78 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +1.0 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Vietnam
|
100.75 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.4 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Seychelles
|
100.75 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Uruguay
|
100.73 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Argentina
|
100.54 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Paraguay
|
100.45 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Marshall Islands
|
100.44 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +3.5 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Saint Lucia
|
100.44 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Trinidad and Tobago
|
100.44 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Mexico
|
100.43 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Iran
|
100.37 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
British Virgin Islands
|
100.36 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
100.36 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Palau
|
100.34 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Tuvalu
|
100.34 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Iraq
|
100.29 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Tunisia
|
100.24 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Egypt
|
100.22 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Algeria
|
100.21 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
China
|
100.20 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Ecuador
|
100.17 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Malaysia
|
100.16 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Azerbaijan
|
100.12 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Antigua and Barbuda
|
100.11 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Kazakhstan
|
100.08 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Armenia
|
100.08 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Georgia
|
100.07 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Kyrgyzstan
|
100.05 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Uzbekistan
|
100.05 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Lebanon
|
100.04 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Mauritius
|
100.03 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Turkmenistan
|
100.02 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
100.01 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Guam
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Turkey
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
New Caledonia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Northern Mariana Islands
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Albania
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Andorra
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Aruba
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Australia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Austria
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Bahamas
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Bahrain
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Barbados
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Belarus
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Belgium
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Bermuda
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Brunei
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Bulgaria
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Canada
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Cayman Islands
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Croatia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Cyprus
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Czech Republic
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Denmark
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Dominica
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Estonia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Faroe Islands
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Finland
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
France
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
French Polynesia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Germany
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Gibraltar
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Greece
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Greenland
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Grenada
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Hungary
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Iceland
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Ireland
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Isle of Man
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Israel
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Italy
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Japan
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Kosovo
|
100.00 % | 2017 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Kuwait
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Latvia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Liechtenstein
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Lithuania
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Luxembourg
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Macedonia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Malta
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Moldova
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Monaco
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Montenegro
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Netherlands
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
New Zealand
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Norway
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Oman
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Poland
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Portugal
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Puerto Rico
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Qatar
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Romania
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Russia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
San Marino
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Saudi Arabia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Serbia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Singapore
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Slovakia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Slovenia
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
South Korea
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Spain
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Sweden
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Switzerland
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Ukraine
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
United Arab Emirates
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
United States
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
United States Virgin Islands
|
100.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 125 |
#125
Palestine
|
99.95 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Costa Rica
|
99.86 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.3 % | View data |
| 127 |
#127
Samoa
|
99.81 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 128 |
#128
Tonga
|
99.54 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Jordan
|
99.53 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Laos
|
99.47 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +5.5 % | View data |
| 131 |
#131
Fiji
|
99.46 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +2.3 % | View data |
| 132 |
#132
Tajikistan
|
99.43 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 133 |
#133
El Salvador
|
99.38 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | +2.2 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Cape Verde
|
99.20 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +5.3 % | View data |
| 135 |
#135
Colombia
|
98.96 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 136 |
#136
Venezuela
|
98.83 % | 2019 | -1.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
| 137 |
#137
Jamaica
|
98.25 % | 2019 | +0.7 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 138 |
#138
Indonesia
|
97.94 % | 2019 | +1.2 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 139 |
#139
Nepal
|
97.11 % | 2019 | +3.9 % | +3.4 % | View data |
| 140 |
#140
Mongolia
|
95.19 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +9.5 % | View data |
| 141 |
#141
Guatemala
|
95.11 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +4.4 % | View data |
| 142 |
#142
India
|
94.75 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +4.2 % | View data |
| 143 |
#143
Suriname
|
94.13 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +1.7 % | View data |
| 144 |
#144
Philippines
|
93.49 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 145 |
#145
Cambodia
|
93.27 % | 2019 | +4.8 % | +15.8 % | View data |
| 146 |
#146
Guyana
|
90.97 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 147 |
#147
Bolivia
|
85.84 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 148 |
#148
South Africa
|
85.76 % | 2019 | -4.3 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 149 |
#149
Peru
|
85.05 % | 2019 | +4.0 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 150 |
#150
Bangladesh
|
82.47 % | 2019 | +5.4 % | +11.4 % | View data |
| 151 |
#151
East Timor
|
81.62 % | 2019 | +3.0 % | +10.4 % | View data |
| 152 |
#152
Honduras
|
81.57 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 153 |
#153
Federated States of Micronesia
|
80.29 % | 2019 | +2.0 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 154 |
#154
Comoros
|
78.64 % | 2019 | +2.1 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 155 |
#155
Swaziland
|
72.53 % | 2019 | +3.3 % | +4.1 % | View data |
| 156 |
#156
Kenya
|
72.35 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +23.6 % | View data |
| 157 |
#157
Nicaragua
|
72.17 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 158 |
#158
Syria
|
71.15 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 159 |
#159
Ghana
|
69.87 % | 2019 | +3.8 % | +1.8 % | View data |
| 160 |
#160
Libya
|
67.80 % | 2019 | -1.8 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 161 |
#161
Solomon Islands
|
66.52 % | 2019 | +4.7 % | +8.2 % | View data |
| 162 |
#162
Gabon
|
63.39 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +9.9 % | View data |
| 163 |
#163
Papua New Guinea
|
57.41 % | 2019 | +3.5 % | +11.1 % | View data |
| 164 |
#164
Myanmar
|
56.84 % | 2019 | +3.7 % | +8.5 % | View data |
| 165 |
#165
North Korea
|
56.38 % | 2019 | +2.5 % | +5.5 % | View data |
| 166 |
#166
Sao Tome and Principe
|
56.02 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 167 |
#167
Vanuatu
|
54.47 % | 2019 | +6.6 % | +8.5 % | View data |
| 168 |
#168
Yemen
|
54.41 % | 2019 | +11.7 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 169 |
#169
Pakistan
|
54.15 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 170 |
#170
Sudan
|
47.92 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +10.6 % | View data |
| 171 |
#171
Senegal
|
43.99 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 172 |
#172
Uganda
|
36.32 % | 2019 | -4.5 % | +25.0 % | View data |
| 173 |
#173
Namibia
|
36.09 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +4.2 % | View data |
| 174 |
#174
Eritrea
|
35.48 % | 2019 | +2.6 % | +6.3 % | View data |
| 175 |
#175
Lesotho
|
35.43 % | 2019 | -6.1 % | +17.8 % | View data |
| 176 |
#176
Ethiopia
|
33.40 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +22.7 % | View data |
| 177 |
#177
Ivory Coast
|
33.14 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 178 |
#178
Gambia
|
33.04 % | 2019 | -6.8 % | +3.5 % | View data |
| 179 |
#179
Nigeria
|
29.66 % | 2019 | -4.2 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 180 |
#180
Botswana
|
28.36 % | 2019 | +1.7 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 181 |
#181
Rwanda
|
25.07 % | 2019 | +7.1 % | +22.3 % | View data |
| 182 |
#182
South Sudan
|
24.71 % | 2019 | +4.5 % | +14.6 % | View data |
| 183 |
#183
Mali
|
23.58 % | 2019 | -7.2 % | +26.4 % | View data |
| 184 |
#184
Cameroon
|
23.44 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +4.5 % | View data |
| 185 |
#185
Djibouti
|
22.94 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | +2.7 % | View data |
| 186 |
#186
Togo
|
22.35 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 187 |
#187
Republic of the Congo
|
21.14 % | 2019 | +4.7 % | +4.4 % | View data |
| 188 |
#188
Zimbabwe
|
20.28 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +21.4 % | View data |
| 189 |
#189
Tanzania
|
19.76 % | 2019 | +4.9 % | +14.5 % | View data |
| 190 |
#190
Benin
|
18.73 % | 2019 | +2.2 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 191 |
#191
Guinea
|
17.46 % | 2019 | -11.2 % | +16.8 % | View data |
| 192 |
#192
Central African Republic
|
17.06 % | 2019 | +4.5 % | +15.1 % | View data |
| 193 |
#193
Somalia
|
15.17 % | 2019 | +3.7 % | +8.6 % | View data |
| 194 |
#194
Zambia
|
12.21 % | 2019 | +11.3 % | +23.9 % | View data |
| 195 |
#195
Niger
|
11.87 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +9.2 % | View data |
| 196 |
#196
Guinea-Bissau
|
10.39 % | 2019 | +4.1 % | +12.3 % | View data |
| 197 |
#197
Burkina Faso
|
10.36 % | 2019 | +5.7 % | +16.2 % | View data |
| 198 |
#198
Malawi
|
9.13 % | 2019 | -12.6 % | +11.4 % | View data |
| 199 |
#199
Liberia
|
7.86 % | 2019 | +6.3 % | +13.7 % | View data |
| 200 |
#200
Mozambique
|
7.83 % | 2019 | -2.0 % | +24.1 % | View data |
| 201 |
#201
Equatorial Guinea
|
6.32 % | 2019 | -4.4 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 202 |
#202
Sierra Leone
|
6.07 % | 2019 | -5.6 % | +32.2 % | View data |
| 203 |
#203
Angola
|
3.82 % | 2015 | +19,673.2 % | NA | View data |
| 204 |
#204
Burundi
|
3.20 % | 2019 | -6.8 % | +26.7 % | View data |
| 205 |
#205
Haiti
|
2.84 % | 2019 | -20.0 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 206 |
#206
Chad
|
2.81 % | 2019 | +2.3 % | +3.3 % | View data |
| 207 |
#207
Mauritania
|
0.80 % | 2019 | +26.6 % | +15.6 % | View data |
Source: World Bank