# 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](/sources/electricity-access).

## Countries

| Country | Latest year | Value (% of population) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Afghanistan](/electricity-access/afghanistan) | 2024 | 87.8 |
| [Albania](/electricity-access/albania) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Algeria](/electricity-access/algeria) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Andorra](/electricity-access/andorra) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Angola](/electricity-access/angola) | 2024 | 55.5 |
| [Antigua and Barbuda](/electricity-access/antigua-and-barbuda) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Argentina](/electricity-access/argentina) | 2024 | 98.4 |
| [Armenia](/electricity-access/armenia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Aruba](/electricity-access/aruba) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Australia](/electricity-access/australia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Austria](/electricity-access/austria) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Azerbaijan](/electricity-access/azerbaijan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Bahamas](/electricity-access/bahamas) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Bahrain](/electricity-access/bahrain) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Bangladesh](/electricity-access/bangladesh) | 2024 | 99.5 |
| [Barbados](/electricity-access/barbados) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Belarus](/electricity-access/belarus) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Belgium](/electricity-access/belgium) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Belize](/electricity-access/belize) | 2024 | 99.6 |
| [Benin](/electricity-access/benin) | 2024 | 59 |
| [Bermuda](/electricity-access/bermuda) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Bhutan](/electricity-access/bhutan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Bolivia](/electricity-access/bolivia) | 2024 | 96.6 |
| [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/electricity-access/bosnia-and-herzegovina) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Botswana](/electricity-access/botswana) | 2024 | 80.2 |
| [Brazil](/electricity-access/brazil) | 2024 | 99.8 |
| [British Virgin Islands](/electricity-access/british-virgin-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Brunei](/electricity-access/brunei) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Bulgaria](/electricity-access/bulgaria) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Burkina Faso](/electricity-access/burkina-faso) | 2024 | 34 |
| [Burundi](/electricity-access/burundi) | 2024 | 20.1 |
| [Cambodia](/electricity-access/cambodia) | 2024 | 99.2 |
| [Cameroon](/electricity-access/cameroon) | 2024 | 72 |
| [Canada](/electricity-access/canada) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Cape Verde](/electricity-access/cape-verde) | 2024 | 98.4 |
| [Cayman Islands](/electricity-access/cayman-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Central African Republic](/electricity-access/central-african-republic) | 2024 | 18.2 |
| [Chad](/electricity-access/chad) | 2024 | 13.4 |
| [Chile](/electricity-access/chile) | 2024 | 99 |
| [China](/electricity-access/china) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Colombia](/electricity-access/colombia) | 2024 | 98.9 |
| [Comoros](/electricity-access/comoros) | 2024 | 91.7 |
| [Congo](/electricity-access/congo) | 2024 | 53 |
| [Costa Rica](/electricity-access/costa-rica) | 2024 | 99.8 |
| [Cote d'Ivoire](/electricity-access/cote-d-ivoire) | 2024 | 72.9 |
| [Croatia](/electricity-access/croatia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Cuba](/electricity-access/cuba) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Curacao](/electricity-access/curacao) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Cyprus](/electricity-access/cyprus) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Czechia](/electricity-access/czechia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Democratic Republic of Congo](/electricity-access/democratic-republic-of-congo) | 2024 | 22.5 |
| [Denmark](/electricity-access/denmark) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Djibouti](/electricity-access/djibouti) | 2024 | 69.2 |
| [Dominica](/electricity-access/dominica) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Dominican Republic](/electricity-access/dominican-republic) | 2024 | 99.5 |
| [East Timor](/electricity-access/east-timor) | 2024 | 94.3 |
| [Ecuador](/electricity-access/ecuador) | 2024 | 98.5 |
| [Egypt](/electricity-access/egypt) | 2024 | 100 |
| [El Salvador](/electricity-access/el-salvador) | 2024 | 98.7 |
| [Equatorial Guinea](/electricity-access/equatorial-guinea) | 2024 | 65.1 |
| [Eritrea](/electricity-access/eritrea) | 2024 | 55.3 |
| [Estonia](/electricity-access/estonia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Eswatini](/electricity-access/eswatini) | 2024 | 89.3 |
| [Ethiopia](/electricity-access/ethiopia) | 2024 | 56.6 |
| [Faroe Islands](/electricity-access/faroe-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Fiji](/electricity-access/fiji) | 2024 | 95.9 |
| [Finland](/electricity-access/finland) | 2024 | 100 |
| [France](/electricity-access/france) | 2024 | 100 |
| [French Polynesia](/electricity-access/french-polynesia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Gabon](/electricity-access/gabon) | 2024 | 95.1 |
| [Gambia](/electricity-access/gambia) | 2024 | 69 |
| [Georgia](/electricity-access/georgia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Germany](/electricity-access/germany) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Ghana](/electricity-access/ghana) | 2024 | 91.9 |
| [Gibraltar](/electricity-access/gibraltar) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Greece](/electricity-access/greece) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Greenland](/electricity-access/greenland) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Grenada](/electricity-access/grenada) | 2024 | 95.6 |
| [Guam](/electricity-access/guam) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Guatemala](/electricity-access/guatemala) | 2024 | 90.9 |
| [Guinea](/electricity-access/guinea) | 2024 | 53.8 |
| [Guinea-Bissau](/electricity-access/guinea-bissau) | 2024 | 43.7 |
| [Guyana](/electricity-access/guyana) | 2024 | 93 |
| [Haiti](/electricity-access/haiti) | 2024 | 53.9 |
| [Honduras](/electricity-access/honduras) | 2024 | 95.5 |
| [Hong Kong](/electricity-access/hong-kong) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Hungary](/electricity-access/hungary) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Iceland](/electricity-access/iceland) | 2024 | 100 |
| [India](/electricity-access/india) | 2024 | 99.9 |
| [Indonesia](/electricity-access/indonesia) | 2024 | 99.9 |
| [Iran](/electricity-access/iran) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Iraq](/electricity-access/iraq) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Ireland](/electricity-access/ireland) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Isle of Man](/electricity-access/isle-of-man) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Israel](/electricity-access/israel) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Italy](/electricity-access/italy) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Jamaica](/electricity-access/jamaica) | 2024 | 97.7 |
| [Japan](/electricity-access/japan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Jordan](/electricity-access/jordan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Kazakhstan](/electricity-access/kazakhstan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Kenya](/electricity-access/kenya) | 2024 | 77 |
| [Kiribati](/electricity-access/kiribati) | 2024 | 97.7 |
| [Kuwait](/electricity-access/kuwait) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Kyrgyzstan](/electricity-access/kyrgyzstan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Laos](/electricity-access/laos) | 2024 | 96.5 |
| [Latvia](/electricity-access/latvia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Lebanon](/electricity-access/lebanon) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Lesotho](/electricity-access/lesotho) | 2024 | 60.6 |
| [Liberia](/electricity-access/liberia) | 2024 | 34.9 |
| [Libya](/electricity-access/libya) | 2024 | 77.4 |
| [Liechtenstein](/electricity-access/liechtenstein) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Lithuania](/electricity-access/lithuania) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Luxembourg](/electricity-access/luxembourg) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Macao](/electricity-access/macao) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Madagascar](/electricity-access/madagascar) | 2024 | 42.5 |
| [Malawi](/electricity-access/malawi) | 2024 | 15.6 |
| [Malaysia](/electricity-access/malaysia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Maldives](/electricity-access/maldives) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Mali](/electricity-access/mali) | 2024 | 49.5 |
| [Malta](/electricity-access/malta) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Marshall Islands](/electricity-access/marshall-islands) | 2024 | 97.2 |
| [Mauritania](/electricity-access/mauritania) | 2024 | 52.2 |
| [Mauritius](/electricity-access/mauritius) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Mexico](/electricity-access/mexico) | 2024 | 99.8 |
| [Micronesia (country)](/electricity-access/micronesia-country) | 2024 | 88.9 |
| [Moldova](/electricity-access/moldova) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Monaco](/electricity-access/monaco) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Mongolia](/electricity-access/mongolia) | 2024 | 99.1 |
| [Montenegro](/electricity-access/montenegro) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Morocco](/electricity-access/morocco) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Mozambique](/electricity-access/mozambique) | 2024 | 36.9 |
| [Myanmar](/electricity-access/myanmar) | 2024 | 80.4 |
| [Namibia](/electricity-access/namibia) | 2024 | 59.3 |
| [Nauru](/electricity-access/nauru) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Nepal](/electricity-access/nepal) | 2024 | 97.9 |
| [Netherlands](/electricity-access/netherlands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [New Caledonia](/electricity-access/new-caledonia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [New Zealand](/electricity-access/new-zealand) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Nicaragua](/electricity-access/nicaragua) | 2024 | 88.7 |
| [Niger](/electricity-access/niger) | 2024 | 21.3 |
| [Nigeria](/electricity-access/nigeria) | 2024 | 62.5 |
| [North Korea](/electricity-access/north-korea) | 2024 | 61.4 |
| [North Macedonia](/electricity-access/north-macedonia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Northern Mariana Islands](/electricity-access/northern-mariana-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Norway](/electricity-access/norway) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Oman](/electricity-access/oman) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Pakistan](/electricity-access/pakistan) | 2024 | 95.7 |
| [Palau](/electricity-access/palau) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Palestine](/electricity-access/palestine) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Panama](/electricity-access/panama) | 2024 | 96 |
| [Papua New Guinea](/electricity-access/papua-new-guinea) | 2024 | 43.3 |
| [Paraguay](/electricity-access/paraguay) | 2024 | 99.8 |
| [Peru](/electricity-access/peru) | 2024 | 96.5 |
| [Philippines](/electricity-access/philippines) | 2024 | 94.8 |
| [Poland](/electricity-access/poland) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Portugal](/electricity-access/portugal) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Puerto Rico](/electricity-access/puerto-rico) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Qatar](/electricity-access/qatar) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Romania](/electricity-access/romania) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Russia](/electricity-access/russia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Rwanda](/electricity-access/rwanda) | 2024 | 72 |
| [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/electricity-access/saint-kitts-and-nevis) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Saint Lucia](/electricity-access/saint-lucia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Saint Martin (French part)](/electricity-access/saint-martin-french-part) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/electricity-access/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Samoa](/electricity-access/samoa) | 2024 | 100 |
| [San Marino](/electricity-access/san-marino) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Sao Tome and Principe](/electricity-access/sao-tome-and-principe) | 2024 | 77.7 |
| [Saudi Arabia](/electricity-access/saudi-arabia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Senegal](/electricity-access/senegal) | 2024 | 82.9 |
| [Serbia](/electricity-access/serbia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Seychelles](/electricity-access/seychelles) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Sierra Leone](/electricity-access/sierra-leone) | 2024 | 39.2 |
| [Singapore](/electricity-access/singapore) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Sint Maarten (Dutch part)](/electricity-access/sint-maarten-dutch-part) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Slovakia](/electricity-access/slovakia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Slovenia](/electricity-access/slovenia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Solomon Islands](/electricity-access/solomon-islands) | 2024 | 81.5 |
| [Somalia](/electricity-access/somalia) | 2024 | 54.4 |
| [South Africa](/electricity-access/south-africa) | 2024 | 90.2 |
| [South Korea](/electricity-access/south-korea) | 2024 | 100 |
| [South Sudan](/electricity-access/south-sudan) | 2024 | 5.4 |
| [Spain](/electricity-access/spain) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Sri Lanka](/electricity-access/sri-lanka) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Sudan](/electricity-access/sudan) | 2024 | 66 |
| [Suriname](/electricity-access/suriname) | 2024 | 99 |
| [Sweden](/electricity-access/sweden) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Switzerland](/electricity-access/switzerland) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Syria](/electricity-access/syria) | 2024 | 89.3 |
| [Tajikistan](/electricity-access/tajikistan) | 2024 | 99.9 |
| [Tanzania](/electricity-access/tanzania) | 2024 | 52.4 |
| [Thailand](/electricity-access/thailand) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Togo](/electricity-access/togo) | 2024 | 61.1 |
| [Tonga](/electricity-access/tonga) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Trinidad and Tobago](/electricity-access/trinidad-and-tobago) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Tunisia](/electricity-access/tunisia) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Turkey](/electricity-access/turkey) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Turkmenistan](/electricity-access/turkmenistan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Turks and Caicos Islands](/electricity-access/turks-and-caicos-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Tuvalu](/electricity-access/tuvalu) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Uganda](/electricity-access/uganda) | 2024 | 55.3 |
| [Ukraine](/electricity-access/ukraine) | 2024 | 100 |
| [United Arab Emirates](/electricity-access/united-arab-emirates) | 2024 | 100 |
| [United Kingdom](/electricity-access/united-kingdom) | 2024 | 100 |
| [United States](/electricity-access/united-states) | 2024 | 100 |
| [United States Virgin Islands](/electricity-access/united-states-virgin-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Uruguay](/electricity-access/uruguay) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Uzbekistan](/electricity-access/uzbekistan) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Vanuatu](/electricity-access/vanuatu) | 2024 | 65.5 |
| [Venezuela](/electricity-access/venezuela) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Vietnam](/electricity-access/vietnam) | 2024 | 100 |
| [Yemen](/electricity-access/yemen) | 2024 | 86.3 |
| [Zambia](/electricity-access/zambia) | 2024 | 53.6 |
| [Zimbabwe](/electricity-access/zimbabwe) | 2024 | 62 |

## Regions and groups

Aggregates as Our World in Data defines them.

| Region or group | Latest year | Value (% of population) |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Channel Islands](/electricity-access/channel-islands) | 2024 | 100 |
| [East Asia and Pacific (WB)](/electricity-access/east-asia-and-pacific-wb) | 2024 | 98.55979 |
| [Europe and Central Asia (WB)](/electricity-access/europe-and-central-asia-wb) | 2024 | 99.998856 |
| [European Union (27)](/electricity-access/european-union-27) | 2024 | 100 |
| [High-income countries](/electricity-access/high-income-countries) | 2024 | 99.967964 |
| [Kosovo](/electricity-access/kosovo) | 1999 | 100 |
| [Latin America and Caribbean (WB)](/electricity-access/latin-america-and-caribbean-wb) | 2024 | 98.04591 |
| [Low-income countries](/electricity-access/low-income-countries) | 2024 | 48.8006 |
| [Lower-middle-income countries](/electricity-access/lower-middle-income-countries) | 2024 | 91.358185 |
| [Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (WB)](/electricity-access/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-wb) | 2024 | 96.77369 |
| [North America (WB)](/electricity-access/north-america-wb) | 2024 | 100 |
| [South Asia (WB)](/electricity-access/south-asia-wb) | 2024 | 99.824646 |
| [Sub-Saharan Africa (WB)](/electricity-access/sub-saharan-africa-wb) | 2024 | 55.110355 |
| [Upper-middle-income countries](/electricity-access/upper-middle-income-countries) | 2024 | 99.315285 |
| [World](/electricity-access/world) | 2024 | 91.92648 |

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