Share of the population with access to electricity: all countries and regions
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method.
Countries
Regions and groups
Aggregates as Our World in Data defines them.
| Region or group | Latest year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|---|
| Channel Islands | 2024 | 100 |
| East Asia and Pacific (WB) | 2024 | 98.55979 |
| Europe and Central Asia (WB) | 2024 | 99.998856 |
| European Union (27) | 2024 | 100 |
| High-income countries | 2024 | 99.967964 |
| Kosovo | 1999 | 100 |
| Latin America and Caribbean (WB) | 2024 | 98.04591 |
| Low-income countries | 2024 | 48.8006 |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 2024 | 91.358185 |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (WB) | 2024 | 96.77369 |
| North America (WB) | 2024 | 100 |
| South Asia (WB) | 2024 | 99.824646 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa (WB) | 2024 | 55.110355 |
| Upper-middle-income countries | 2024 | 99.315285 |
| World | 2024 | 91.92648 |