Bangladesh - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Bangladesh was 95.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 95.21 in 2020, while its lowest value was 2.24 in 1994.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1991 3.17
1994 2.24
1995 3.73
1996 6.69
1997 5.88
1998 12.66
1999 15.66
2000 16.81
2001 21.52
2002 24.43
2003 27.35
2004 27.88
2005 30.17
2006 40.17
2007 32.49
2008 42.30
2009 45.40
2010 40.00
2011 45.71
2012 54.65
2013 48.59
2014 48.12
2015 65.22
2016 66.14
2017 81.57
2018 89.08
2019 88.85
2020 95.21

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Bangladesh was 97.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 99.50 in 2017, while its lowest value was 58.06 in 1991.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1991 58.06
1992 67.59
1993 68.75
1994 75.20
1995 71.05
1996 72.19
1997 79.50
1998 74.41
1999 75.49
2000 81.20
2001 77.61
2002 78.65
2003 79.70
2004 76.60
2005 82.61
2006 77.80
2007 82.10
2008 85.22
2009 86.37
2010 90.10
2011 90.20
2012 90.62
2013 88.00
2014 90.70
2015 93.44
2016 94.01
2017 99.50
2018 96.50
2019 97.80
2020 97.80

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Bangladesh was 96.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 96.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.91 in 1992.

Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
1991 14.29
1992 9.91
1993 12.72
1994 17.80
1995 18.34
1996 21.14
1997 22.40
1998 26.75
1999 29.54
2000 32.00
2001 35.03
2002 37.85
2003 40.66
2004 40.60
2005 44.23
2006 50.53
2007 46.50
2008 54.74
2009 57.57
2010 55.26
2011 59.60
2012 66.16
2013 61.50
2014 62.40
2015 74.90
2016 75.92
2017 88.00
2018 91.80
2019 92.20
2020 96.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use