Rate of electrification by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
100.0%
Malta
Lowest
10.2%
Greece
Median
34.3%
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
1,642
What the numbers show
Rate of electrification is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Malta; the lowest is 10.2% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.3%, and the mean is 45.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 56.1%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 63.3%).
Rate of electrification: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Georgia | 98.9% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 96.2% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 96.0% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 8 | Kosovo* | 94.6% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Moldova | 92.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 9 | Moldova | 92.5% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 86.2% | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 86.2% | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 13 | Slovenia | 76.1% | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 76.1% | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 53.5% | 2023 | up 30.6% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 53.5% | 2023 | up 30.6% | flat |
| 17 | France | 49.4% | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 46.5% | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Serbia | 40.8% | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 40.0% | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.5% | 2022 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 37.5% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 35.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 35.5% | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 34.3% | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 26 | Ukraine | 34.3% | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 27 | Romania | 32.8% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 30.5% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 29 | Sweden | 29.6% | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 30 | Germany | 29.5% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 28.7% | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 27.6% | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 32 | Slovakia | 27.6% | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 25.4% | 2023 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 21.8% | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 20.5% | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 37 | Italy | 19.3% | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 18.1% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 17.9% | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 40 | Norway | 17.7% | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 16.7% | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 16.7% | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 16.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 16.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 15.2% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 45 | Lithuania | 15.2% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 14.8% | 2019 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 14.8% | 2019 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 49 | Portugal | 12.7% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 50 | Greece | 10.2% | 2023 | down 63.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.