Access to electricity (% of total population) by country
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
100.0%
Albania
Lowest
7.6%
Burundi
Median
100.0%
Years covered
27
1990–2016
Data points
5,770
What the numbers show
Access to electricity (% of total population) is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Albania; the lowest is 7.6% in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 100.0%, and the mean is 83.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 141 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 7,989.0%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 4.2%).
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 0.7% | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 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 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bermuda | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | China | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Cuba | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Curacao | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 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 11.0% | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | 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 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Gibraltar | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | 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 1.6% | flat |
| 1 | Iraq | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.4% | 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 0.9% | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | 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 | Macao | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Morocco | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | Maldives | 100.0% | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Northern Mariana Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.8% | 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 0.3% | flat |
| 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 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 1 | Syria | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 1 | Thailand | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 1 | Tunisia | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2016 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 1 | United States | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100.0% | 2016 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 1 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 1 | Samoa | 100.0% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 100.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 118 | Ecuador | 99.9% | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 119 | Venezuela | 99.6% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 120 | Algeria | 99.4% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 121 | Tuvalu | 99.4% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 122 | Palau | 99.3% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 123 | Nauru | 99.2% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 124 | Pakistan | 99.1% | 2016 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 125 | Colombia | 99.0% | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 126 | Mauritius | 98.8% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 127 | Fiji | 98.6% | 2016 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 128 | El Salvador | 98.6% | 2016 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 129 | Libya | 98.5% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 130 | Paraguay | 98.4% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 131 | Jamaica | 98.2% | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 97.8% | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 133 | Indonesia | 97.6% | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 97.4% | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 135 | Tonga | 97.0% | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 95.7% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | 95.6% | 2016 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 138 | Aruba | 95.6% | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 139 | Peru | 94.9% | 2016 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 140 | Panama | 93.4% | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 141 | Marshall Islands | 93.1% | 2016 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 142 | Bolivia | 93.0% | 2016 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 92.6% | 2016 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 144 | Grenada | 92.3% | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 145 | Belize | 92.2% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 146 | Guatemala | 91.8% | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 147 | Gabon | 91.4% | 2016 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 148 | Philippines | 91.0% | 2016 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 149 | Nepal | 90.7% | 2016 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Honduras | 87.6% | 2016 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 151 | Suriname | 87.2% | 2016 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 152 | Laos | 87.1% | 2016 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 153 | Kiribati | 84.9% | 2016 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 154 | India | 84.5% | 2016 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 84.2% | 2016 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 156 | South Africa | 84.2% | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 157 | Afghanistan | 84.1% | 2016 | up 198.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 81.8% | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 159 | Mongolia | 81.8% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 160 | Ghana | 79.3% | 2016 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 161 | Comoros | 77.8% | 2016 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 75.9% | 2016 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 163 | Micronesia (country) | 75.4% | 2016 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 164 | Saint Martin (French part) | 72.0% | 2016 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 165 | Yemen | 71.6% | 2016 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 166 | Equatorial Guinea | 67.9% | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 167 | Eswatini | 65.8% | 2016 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 65.4% | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 169 | Senegal | 64.5% | 2016 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 170 | Cote d'Ivoire | 64.3% | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 171 | East Timor | 63.4% | 2016 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Botswana | 60.7% | 2016 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 173 | Cameroon | 60.1% | 2016 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 174 | Nigeria | 59.3% | 2016 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 57.8% | 2016 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 176 | Myanmar | 57.0% | 2016 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 177 | Congo | 56.6% | 2016 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Kenya | 56.0% | 2016 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Namibia | 51.8% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 181 | Cambodia | 49.8% | 2016 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 47.9% | 2016 | up 232.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Gambia | 47.8% | 2016 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 184 | Togo | 46.9% | 2016 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | 46.7% | 2016 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 42.9% | 2016 | up 130.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Mauritania | 41.7% | 2016 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 188 | Benin | 41.4% | 2016 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 189 | Angola | 40.5% | 2016 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 190 | North Korea | 39.2% | 2016 | up 81.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Haiti | 38.7% | 2016 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 38.5% | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 193 | Zimbabwe | 38.1% | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 194 | Mali | 35.1% | 2016 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Guinea | 33.5% | 2016 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 196 | Tanzania | 32.8% | 2016 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Somalia | 29.9% | 2016 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Lesotho | 29.7% | 2016 | up 206.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Rwanda | 29.4% | 2016 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Zambia | 27.2% | 2016 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 201 | Uganda | 26.7% | 2016 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Mozambique | 24.2% | 2016 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 22.9% | 2016 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 204 | Madagascar | 22.9% | 2016 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | 20.3% | 2016 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 206 | Liberia | 19.8% | 2016 | up 7,989.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Burkina Faso | 19.2% | 2016 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.1% | 2016 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Niger | 16.2% | 2016 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 210 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.7% | 2016 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Central African Republic | 14.0% | 2016 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Malawi | 11.0% | 2016 | up 201.1% | rising |
| 213 | South Sudan | 8.9% | 2016 | up 5,664.9% | volatile |
| 214 | Chad | 8.8% | 2016 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 215 | Burundi | 7.6% | 2016 | up 65.4% | 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%
- Kosovo 100.0%
About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.