Rate of electrification by country
Countries reporting
52
Highest
100
Iceland
Lowest
10.24
Greece
Median
34.9
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
1,710
What the numbers show
Rate of electrification is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 100 in Iceland; the lowest is 10.24 in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.9, and the mean is 46.67.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 26 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 | Iceland | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Georgia | 98.86 | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 96.25 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 96.04 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 96.04 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo* | 94.64 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 10 | Moldova | 92.51 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 10 | Moldova | 92.51 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 86.18 | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 86.18 | 2023 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 14 | Slovenia | 76.09 | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 76.09 | 2023 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 53.51 | 2023 | up 30.6% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 53.51 | 2023 | up 30.6% | flat |
| 18 | France | 49.41 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 19 | Albania | 46.52 | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Serbia | 40.81 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 20 | Serbia | 40.81 | 2023 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 40.02 | 2023 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.47 | 2022 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 37.49 | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 35.48 | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 35.48 | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 34.31 | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 34.3 | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 32.8 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 30 | Türkiye | 30.51 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 29.61 | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 29.46 | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Finland | 28.69 | 2023 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 27.55 | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 34 | Slovakia | 27.55 | 2023 | up 51.1% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 25.41 | 2023 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 37 | Austria | 21.8 | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 38 | Denmark | 20.51 | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 19.33 | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 40 | Belgium | 18.11 | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 41 | Spain | 17.89 | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 42 | Norway | 17.74 | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Croatia | 16.69 | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 43 | Croatia | 16.69 | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 16.16 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 45 | Netherlands | 16.16 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 15.16 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 47 | Lithuania | 15.16 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 14.76 | 2019 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 14.76 | 2019 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 51 | Portugal | 12.65 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 52 | Greece | 10.24 | 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.