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The electrification rate in the World

91.41 % in 2021

Electrification rate of World increased from 79.23 % in 2002 to 91.41 % in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 0.76%.

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Access to Electricity by Region and Country 90.47 % in 2022 IEA
Macro Region (%)
North America 100 in 2021 WB
Southeast Asia 94.38 in 2022 IEA
Middle East 91.92 in 2022 IEA
Africa 57.7 in 2022 IEA
Asia 106 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 115 timeseries
Europe 172 timeseries
Oceania 54 timeseries
South America 75 timeseries
Country (%)
Albania 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Andorra 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Armenia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Australia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Austria 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Azerbaijan 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Bahamas 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Barbados 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Belarus 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Belgium 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Bhutan 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Canada 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Chile 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Croatia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Cyprus 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Czech Republic 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Denmark 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Dominica 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Estonia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Finland 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
France 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Georgia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Germany 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Greece 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Hong Kong 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Hungary 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Iceland 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Ireland 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Israel 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Italy 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Japan 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Kazakhstan 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Latvia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Liechtenstein 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Lithuania 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Luxembourg 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Macau 100 in 2021 WB
Maldives 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Malta 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Mexico 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Monaco 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Nauru 100 in 2021 WB
Netherlands 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
New Zealand 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
North Macedonia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Norway 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Palau 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Palestine 100 in 2021 WB
Poland 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Portugal 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Puerto Rico 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Republic of Korea 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Republic of Moldova 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Romania 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Russian Federation 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Saint Lucia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
San Marino 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Serbia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Slovakia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Slovenia 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Spain 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Sweden 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Switzerland 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Timor-Leste 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Tonga 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Turkey 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Turkmenistan 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Ukraine 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
United Kingdom 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
United States of America 100 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Uzbekistan 99.9 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Bulgaria 99.8 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Montenegro 99.8 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Marshall Islands 99.75 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Tuvalu 99.68 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan 99.67 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Tajikistan 99.57 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Algeria 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Argentina 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Bahrain 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Bangladesh 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Brazil 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Brunei Darussalam 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
China 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Costa Rica 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Cuba 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Egypt 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
India 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Indonesia 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Iran 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Iraq 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Jordan 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Kuwait 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Lebanon 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Libya 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Malaysia 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Mauritius 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Morocco 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Nicaragua 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Oman 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Paraguay 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Qatar 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Saudi Arabia 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Seychelles 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Singapore 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Sri Lanka 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Thailand 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Trinidad and Tobago 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Tunisia 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
United Arab Emirates 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Uruguay 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Viet Nam 99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 98.94 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Suriname 98.82 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Philippines 98.66 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Samoa 98.3 in 2021 WB + 1 other
El Salvador 97.9 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Dominican Republic 97.86 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Afghanistan 97.7 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Belize 97.69 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Jamaica 97.5 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 97.43 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Ecuador 97.29 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Colombia 96.88 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Cambodia 96 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Nepal 95.32 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Panama 95.3 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
South Africa 94.96 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Bolivia 94.4 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Peru 94 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Grenada 93.74 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Gabon 93.25 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Guyana 92.9 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Kiribati 92.83 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Fiji 92.1 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Cabo Verde 91.88 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Syrian Arab Republic 91.3 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Mongolia 90.17 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Guatemala 89.26 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Ghana 88.59 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Honduras 85.22 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Micronesia (Federated States of) 83.62 in 2021 WB
Eswatini 83.3 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Côte d'Ivoire 80.24 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Pakistan 78.85 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Sao Tome and Principe 78.52 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Solomon Islands 76.35 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Senegal 75.41 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Kenya 75 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Nigeria 73.4 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Vanuatu 70.04 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Comoros 68.73 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Equatorial Guinea 65.66 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Myanmar 63.63 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Gambia 62.57 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Cameroon 62.37 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Botswana 61.49 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Rwanda 61 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Guinea 55 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Mali 53.38 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Zimbabwe 53.05 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Eritrea 50.58 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Ethiopia 48.58 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Mauritania 48.2 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Lesotho 47.6 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Togo 47.49 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Congo 47.45 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Angola 47.1 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Haiti 46.93 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Sudan 46.91 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Namibia 44.71 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Yemen 42.99 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Djibouti 42.03 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Guinea Bissau 41.11 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Mozambique 38.42 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
United Republic of Tanzania 38.38 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Benin 38 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Somalia 34.81 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Zambia 33.63 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Madagascar 32 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Uganda 30.91 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Liberia 29.48 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 26.86 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Sierra Leone 24.9 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Burkina Faso 21.34 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Papua New Guinea 20.92 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Niger 19.67 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Malawi 12 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Burundi 10.1 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.96 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Chad 7.78 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
South Sudan 7.28 in 2022 IEA + 1 other
Central African Republic 6.1 in 2022 IEA + 2 others
Taiwan Province of China 100 0=Farthest from achieving target, 100=Closest to achieving target in 2016 YCELP
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