Access to electricity (% of rural population) by country
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.
Countries reporting
201
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
0.4%
Central African Republic
Median
100.0%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
5,112
What the numbers show
Access to electricity (% of rural population) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 0.4% in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 77.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 275.
Over the past decade 127 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,348.5%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 95.6%).
Access to electricity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 1 | Armenia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2016 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100.0% | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 100.0% | 2016 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Faroe Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greenland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guam | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iran | 100.0% | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2016 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 1 | New Caledonia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palestine | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | French Polynesia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2016 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2016 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 110 | Ecuador | 99.8% | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 111 | Algeria | 99.0% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 112 | Pakistan | 98.8% | 2016 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 98.8% | 2016 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 114 | Tuvalu | 98.5% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 98.4% | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 116 | Fiji | 98.0% | 2016 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 117 | Palau | 97.2% | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 118 | Tonga | 96.6% | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 119 | Antigua and Barbuda | 96.5% | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 120 | Libya | 96.4% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 121 | Venezuela | 96.4% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 122 | Paraguay | 96.1% | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 123 | Jamaica | 96.0% | 2016 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 124 | Colombia | 95.7% | 2016 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 125 | Indonesia | 94.8% | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | 94.6% | 2016 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 127 | Aruba | 92.5% | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 128 | Grenada | 92.3% | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 91.8% | 2016 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Marshall Islands | 89.1% | 2016 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Belize | 88.4% | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 132 | Guatemala | 86.4% | 2016 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 133 | Philippines | 86.3% | 2016 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 134 | Nepal | 85.2% | 2016 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Kiribati | 82.2% | 2016 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 81.9% | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 137 | Panama | 81.3% | 2016 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 138 | Laos | 80.3% | 2016 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Bolivia | 79.1% | 2016 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Afghanistan | 79.0% | 2016 | up 529.5% | volatile |
| 141 | India | 77.6% | 2016 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 142 | Peru | 75.6% | 2016 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Honduras | 72.2% | 2016 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 144 | Comoros | 72.2% | 2016 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Micronesia (country) | 70.7% | 2016 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 146 | Suriname | 69.3% | 2016 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 68.8% | 2016 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 148 | South Africa | 67.9% | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 149 | Ghana | 66.6% | 2016 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 61.2% | 2016 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Yemen | 57.7% | 2016 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 56.6% | 2016 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 153 | Gabon | 55.0% | 2016 | up 218.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Equatorial Guinea | 52.6% | 2016 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.1% | 2016 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 156 | East Timor | 49.2% | 2016 | up 149.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 46.4% | 2016 | up 344.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Mongolia | 44.2% | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 42.7% | 2016 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 41.5% | 2016 | up 539.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Nigeria | 41.1% | 2016 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 162 | Myanmar | 39.8% | 2016 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 163 | Kenya | 39.3% | 2016 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Eritrea | 39.3% | 2016 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 165 | North Korea | 39.2% | 2016 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Senegal | 38.3% | 2016 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38.1% | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 168 | Botswana | 37.5% | 2016 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Cambodia | 36.5% | 2016 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Namibia | 28.7% | 2016 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 26.5% | 2016 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Congo | 22.6% | 2016 | up 287.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Sudan | 22.2% | 2016 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 174 | Cameroon | 21.3% | 2016 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 175 | Togo | 19.4% | 2016 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Uganda | 18.0% | 2016 | up 520.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Benin | 18.0% | 2016 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Rwanda | 17.8% | 2016 | up 1,348.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Madagascar | 17.3% | 2016 | up 60.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Tanzania | 16.9% | 2016 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Angola | 16.0% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 182 | Lesotho | 15.7% | 2016 | up 499.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Zimbabwe | 15.6% | 2016 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 184 | Gambia | 15.5% | 2016 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 15.5% | 2016 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Somalia | 11.6% | 2016 | up 331.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea | 6.9% | 2016 | up 1,286.3% | volatile |
| 188 | South Sudan | 5.9% | 2016 | up 878.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Mozambique | 5.0% | 2016 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Niger | 4.7% | 2016 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Malawi | 4.0% | 2016 | up 281.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Zambia | 2.7% | 2016 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | 2.5% | 2016 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Chad | 2.2% | 2016 | up 164.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Djibouti | 2.0% | 2015 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Mali | 1.8% | 2016 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Burundi | 1.7% | 2016 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 198 | Liberia | 1.3% | 2016 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Burkina Faso | 0.8% | 2016 | down 67.2% | rising |
| 200 | Haiti | 0.5% | 2013 | down 95.6% | falling |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 0.4% | 2016 | down 67.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Channel Islands 100.0%
About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.