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Access to electricity

The headline measure of energy poverty and the starting point for any electrification investment case.

India, 2024, ranked 124 of 216

99.9%

% of population

Since 2014

+14.8

percentage points, up from 85.1%

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India, its region and the world

Access to electricity, % of population
  • India
  • World
  • South Asia
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Access to electricity, % of population
YearIndiaWorldSouth Asia
2024 99.9%91.9%99.8%
2023 99.5%91.6%99.4%
2022 99.2%91.3%99.1%
2021 99.6%91.3%99.4%
2020 96.5%90.4%96.4%
2019 95.9%90.1%95.5%
2018 95.7%89.8%94.8%
2017 91.8%88.9%91.4%
2016 89.6%88.1%88.3%
2015 88.0%86.9%86.5%
2014 85.1%86.2%82.8%
2013 83.1%85.7%80.8%
2012 79.9%84.9%78.4%
2011 79.5%84.5%77.3%
2010 76.3%83.5%74.1%
2009 75.0%82.9%73.0%
2008 74.1%82.7%71.8%
2007 72.3%82.0%69.3%
2006 67.9%81.4%65.9%
2005 68.8%80.7%65.9%
2004 64.4%80.0%61.5%
2003 65.4%80.0%62.3%
2002 62.3%79.1%59.4%
2001 62.0%78.7%58.3%
2000 60.3%78.2%56.8%
1999 60.1%74.5%56.0%
1998 56.2%73.2%52.2%
1997 54.6%–50.3%
1996 53.0%–48.8%
1995 51.4%–47.7%

Source: The World Bank, updated 13 Oct 2026. Annual national estimates compiled by the World Bank from IEA, IRENA, UN and national sources. The latest year typically lags by one to three years.

World and regions

  1. North America 100.0% 2024
  2. Europe & Central Asia 100.0% 2024
  3. South Asia 99.8% 2024
  4. East Asia & Pacific 98.6% 2024
  5. Latin America & Caribbean 98.0% 2024
  6. Middle East & North Africa 96.8% 2024
  7. World 91.9% 2024
  8. Sub-Saharan Africa 55.1% 2024

Years differ where countries report on different schedules.

About this series

Series code
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS
Unit
% of population
Publisher
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Original source
SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/downloads, note: Data is downloaded from ESMAP website. Data is released when a new Tracking SDG7 report is released., publisher: World Bank (WB), date accessed: 2024-05-16, date published: 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Publisher’s last update
2026-10-08
Retrieved by CEII
Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:31:13 GMT
Publisher’s definition

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Every economy

Latest available value by country. Select a country for its full energy profile.

World map of Electricity access, latest available year by country
Ranking of all 216 economies
#Economy% of populationYear
1🇦🇱 Albania100.0%2024
2🇩🇿 Algeria100.0%2024
3🇦🇩 Andorra100.0%2024
4🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda100.0%2024
5🇦🇲 Armenia100.0%2024
6🇦🇼 Aruba100.0%2024
7🇦🇺 Australia100.0%2024
8🇦🇹 Austria100.0%2024
9🇦🇿 Azerbaijan100.0%2024
10🇧🇸 Bahamas100.0%2024
11🇧🇭 Bahrain100.0%2024
12🇧🇧 Barbados100.0%2024
13🇧🇾 Belarus100.0%2024
14🇧🇪 Belgium100.0%2024
15🇧🇲 Bermuda100.0%2024
16🇧🇹 Bhutan100.0%2024
17🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina100.0%2024
18🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands100.0%2024
19🇧🇳 Brunei100.0%2024
20🇧🇬 Bulgaria100.0%2024
21🇨🇦 Canada100.0%2024
22🇰🇾 Cayman Islands100.0%2024
23 Channel Islands100.0%2024
24🇨🇳 China100.0%2024
25🇭🇷 Croatia100.0%2024
26🇨🇺 Cuba100.0%2024
27🇨🇼 Curaçao100.0%2024
28🇨🇾 Cyprus100.0%2024
29🇨🇿 Czechia100.0%2024
30🇩🇰 Denmark100.0%2024
31🇩🇲 Dominica100.0%2024
32🇪🇬 Egypt100.0%2024
33🇪🇪 Estonia100.0%2024
34🇫🇴 Faroe Islands100.0%2024
35🇫🇮 Finland100.0%2024
36🇫🇷 France100.0%2024
37🇵🇫 French Polynesia100.0%2024
38🇬🇪 Georgia100.0%2024
39🇩🇪 Germany100.0%2024
40🇬🇮 Gibraltar100.0%2024
41🇬🇷 Greece100.0%2024
42🇬🇱 Greenland100.0%2024
43🇬🇺 Guam100.0%2024
44🇭🇰 Hong Kong100.0%2024
45🇭🇺 Hungary100.0%2024
46🇮🇸 Iceland100.0%2024
47🇮🇷 Iran100.0%2024
48🇮🇶 Iraq100.0%2024
49🇮🇪 Ireland100.0%2024
50🇮🇲 Isle of Man100.0%2024
51🇮🇱 Israel100.0%2024
52🇮🇹 Italy100.0%2024
53🇯🇵 Japan100.0%2024
54🇯🇴 Jordan100.0%2024
55🇰🇿 Kazakhstan100.0%2024
56🇰🇷 South Korea100.0%2024
57 Kosovo100.0%1999
58🇰🇼 Kuwait100.0%2024
59🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan100.0%2024
60🇱🇻 Latvia100.0%2024
61🇱🇧 Lebanon100.0%2024
62🇱🇮 Liechtenstein100.0%2024
63🇱🇹 Lithuania100.0%2024
64🇱🇺 Luxembourg100.0%2024
65🇲🇴 Macau100.0%2024
66🇲🇾 Malaysia100.0%2024
67🇲🇻 Maldives100.0%2024
68🇲🇹 Malta100.0%2024
69🇲🇺 Mauritius100.0%2024
70🇲🇩 Moldova100.0%2024
71🇲🇨 Monaco100.0%2024
72🇲🇪 Montenegro100.0%2024
73🇲🇦 Morocco100.0%2024
74🇳🇷 Nauru100.0%2024
75🇳🇱 Netherlands100.0%2024
76🇳🇨 New Caledonia100.0%2024
77🇳🇿 New Zealand100.0%2024
78🇲🇰 North Macedonia100.0%2024
79🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands100.0%2024
80🇳🇴 Norway100.0%2024
81🇴🇲 Oman100.0%2024
82🇵🇼 Palau100.0%2024
83🇵🇱 Poland100.0%2024
84🇵🇹 Portugal100.0%2024
85🇵🇷 Puerto Rico100.0%2024
86🇶🇦 Qatar100.0%2024
87🇷🇴 Romania100.0%2024
88🇷🇺 Russia100.0%2024
89🇼🇸 Samoa100.0%2024
90🇸🇲 San Marino100.0%2024
91🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia100.0%2024
92🇷🇸 Serbia100.0%2024
93🇸🇨 Seychelles100.0%2024
94🇸🇬 Singapore100.0%2024
95🇸🇽 Sint Maarten100.0%2024
96🇸🇰 Slovakia100.0%2024
97🇸🇮 Slovenia100.0%2024
98🇪🇸 Spain100.0%2024
99🇱🇰 Sri Lanka100.0%2024
100🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis100.0%2024
101🇱🇨 Saint Lucia100.0%2024
102🇲🇫 Saint Martin100.0%2024
103🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100.0%2024
104🇸🇪 Sweden100.0%2024
105🇨🇭 Switzerland100.0%2024
106🇹🇭 Thailand100.0%2024
107🇹🇴 Tonga100.0%2024
108🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago100.0%2024
109🇹🇳 Tunisia100.0%2024
110🇹🇷 Türkiye100.0%2024
111🇹🇲 Turkmenistan100.0%2024
112🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands100.0%2024
113🇹🇻 Tuvalu100.0%2024
114🇺🇦 Ukraine100.0%2024
115🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates100.0%2024
116🇬🇧 United Kingdom100.0%2024
117🇺🇸 United States100.0%2024
118🇺🇾 Uruguay100.0%2024
119🇺🇿 Uzbekistan100.0%2024
120🇻🇪 Venezuela100.0%2024
121🇻🇳 Vietnam100.0%2024
122🇻🇮 United States Virgin Islands100.0%2024
123🇵🇸 Palestine100.0%2024
124🇮🇳 India99.9%2024
125🇮🇩 Indonesia99.9%2024
126🇹🇯 Tajikistan99.9%2024
127🇧🇷 Brazil99.8%2024
128🇨🇷 Costa Rica99.8%2024
129🇲🇽 Mexico99.8%2024
130🇵🇾 Paraguay99.8%2024
131🇧🇿 Belize99.6%2024
132🇧🇩 Bangladesh99.5%2024
133🇩🇴 Dominican Republic99.5%2024
134🇰🇭 Cambodia99.2%2024
135🇲🇳 Mongolia99.1%2024
136🇨🇱 Chile99.0%2024
137🇸🇷 Suriname99.0%2024
138🇨🇴 Colombia98.9%2024
139🇸🇻 El Salvador98.7%2024
140🇪🇨 Ecuador98.5%2024
141🇦🇷 Argentina98.4%2024
142🇨🇻 Cape Verde98.4%2024
143🇳🇵 Nepal97.9%2024
144🇯🇲 Jamaica97.7%2024
145🇰🇮 Kiribati97.7%2024
146🇲🇭 Marshall Islands97.2%2024
147🇧🇴 Bolivia96.6%2024
148🇱🇦 Laos96.5%2024
149🇵🇪 Peru96.5%2024
150🇵🇦 Panama96.0%2024
151🇫🇯 Fiji95.9%2024
152🇵🇰 Pakistan95.7%2024
153🇬🇩 Grenada95.6%2024
154🇭🇳 Honduras95.5%2024
155🇬🇦 Gabon95.1%2024
156🇵🇭 Philippines94.8%2024
157🇹🇱 Timor-Leste94.3%2024
158🇬🇾 Guyana93.0%2024
159🇬🇭 Ghana91.9%2024
160🇰🇲 Comoros91.7%2024
161🇬🇹 Guatemala90.9%2024
162🇿🇦 South Africa90.2%2024
163🇸🇿 Eswatini89.3%2024
164🇸🇾 Syria89.3%2024
165🇫🇲 Micronesia88.9%2024
166🇳🇮 Nicaragua88.7%2024
167🇦🇫 Afghanistan87.8%2024
168🇾🇪 Yemen86.3%2024
169🇸🇳 Senegal82.9%2024
170🇸🇧 Solomon Islands81.5%2024
171🇲🇲 Myanmar80.4%2024
172🇧🇼 Botswana80.2%2024
173🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe77.7%2024
174🇱🇾 Libya77.4%2024
175🇰🇪 Kenya77.0%2024
176🇨🇮 Ivory Coast72.9%2024
177🇨🇲 Cameroon72.0%2024
178🇷🇼 Rwanda72.0%2024
179🇩🇯 Djibouti69.2%2024
180🇬🇲 Gambia69.0%2024
181🇸🇩 Sudan66.0%2024
182🇻🇺 Vanuatu65.5%2024
183🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea65.1%2024
184🇳🇬 Nigeria62.5%2024
185🇿🇼 Zimbabwe62.0%2024
186🇰🇵 North Korea61.4%2024
187🇹🇬 Togo61.1%2024
188🇱🇸 Lesotho60.6%2024
189🇳🇦 Namibia59.3%2024
190🇧🇯 Benin59.0%2024
191🇪🇹 Ethiopia56.6%2024
192🇦🇴 Angola55.5%2024
193🇪🇷 Eritrea55.3%2024
194🇺🇬 Uganda55.3%2024
195🇸🇴 Somalia54.4%2024
196🇭🇹 Haiti53.9%2024
197🇬🇳 Guinea53.8%2024
198🇿🇲 Zambia53.6%2024
199🇨🇬 Congo53.0%2024
200🇹🇿 Tanzania52.4%2024
201🇲🇷 Mauritania52.2%2024
202🇲🇱 Mali49.5%2024
203🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau43.7%2024
204🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea43.3%2024
205🇲🇬 Madagascar42.5%2024
206🇸🇱 Sierra Leone39.2%2024
207🇲🇿 Mozambique36.9%2024
208🇱🇷 Liberia34.9%2024
209🇧🇫 Burkina Faso34.0%2024
210🇨🇩 DR Congo22.5%2024
211🇳🇪 Niger21.3%2024
212🇧🇮 Burundi20.1%2024
213🇨🇫 Central African Republic18.2%2024
214🇲🇼 Malawi15.6%2024
215🇹🇩 Chad13.4%2024
216🇸🇸 South Sudan5.4%2024

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