Access to Electricity
Share of the population with access to electricity. Our World in Data, 2017–2024.
Avg (2024)
88.7%
+0.60pp vs 2023
Improving
51
of 214 tracked
Declining
15
period over period
Stable
148
±0.5pp band
Access to Electricity
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2017–2024.
AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericas
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 43.3% | +22.8pp |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 34% | +12.3pp |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | 82.9% | +8.7pp |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | 20.1% | +8.5pp |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 72% | +8.1pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 90.9% | -9.1pp |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | 93% | -5.9pp |
| 🇹🇱 East Timor | 94.3% | -5.7pp |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | 49.5% | -5.0pp |
| 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe | 77.7% | -3.6pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Africa +2.0pp
Asia +0.60pp
Europe 0.00pp
Americas -0.40pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 52 | 100% | 0.00pp |
| Americas | 45 | 97.7% | -0.40pp |
| Asia | 63 | 96.1% | +0.60pp |
| Africa | 54 | 61.9% | +2.0pp |
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