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Electricity access
World — 10 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2016 | population without electricity: 1,201,000,000 | electrification - total population: 83% | electrification - urban areas: 95% | electrification - rural areas: 70% (2013) |
| 2017 | population without electricity: 1,201,000,000 | electrification - total population: 83% | electrification - urban areas: 95% | electrification - rural areas: 70% (2013) |
| 2018 | population without electricity: 1.201 billion (2013) | electrification - total population: 83% (2013) | electrification - urban areas: 95% (2013) | electrification - rural areas: 70% (2013) |
| 2019 | population without electricity: 1.201 billion (2013) | electrification - total population: 83% (2013) | electrification - urban areas: 95% (2013) | electrification - rural areas: 70% (2013) |
| 2020 | population without electricity: 771 million (2019) | electrification - total population: 90% (2019) | electrification - urban areas: 96% (2019) | electrification - rural areas: 85% (2019) |
| 2021 | electrification - total population: 90% (2019) electrification - urban areas: 96% (2019) electrification - rural areas: 85% (2019) |
| 2022 | electrification - total population: 90% (2019) electrification - urban areas: 96% (2019) electrification - rural areas: 85% (2019) |
| 2023 | population without electricity: 757 million (2020) electrification - total population: 91.4% (2021) electrification - urban areas: 97.6% (2021) electrification - rural areas: 84.4% (2021) note: sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the largest number of people without access to electricity with 77% of the World's total |
| 2024 | electrification - total population: 91.4% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 97.7% electrification - rural areas: 84% |
| 2025 | electrification - total population: 91.4% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 97.7% electrification - rural areas: 84% |