OECD members - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in OECD members was 99.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 99.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 97.03 in 1992.

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
1990 98.49
1991 98.77
1992 97.03
1993 97.65
1994 97.54
1995 97.51
1996 97.85
1997 97.90
1998 97.90
1999 98.07
2000 98.74
2001 98.84
2002 98.60
2003 98.58
2004 98.93
2005 99.19
2006 99.14
2007 98.74
2008 99.08
2009 98.81
2010 99.24
2011 99.15
2012 99.25
2013 99.33
2014 99.38
2015 99.49
2016 99.57
2017 99.73
2018 99.57
2019 99.78
2020 99.78

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in OECD members was 99.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 99.99 in 2019, while its lowest value was 99.84 in 1992.

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
1990 99.91
1991 99.94
1992 99.84
1993 99.88
1994 99.90
1995 99.90
1996 99.89
1997 99.91
1998 99.90
1999 99.91
2000 99.93
2001 99.93
2002 99.93
2003 99.91
2004 99.89
2005 99.91
2006 99.92
2007 99.89
2008 99.94
2009 99.92
2010 99.96
2011 99.96
2012 99.96
2013 99.97
2014 99.96
2015 99.93
2016 99.97
2017 99.99
2018 99.98
2019 99.99
2020 99.98

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in OECD members was 99.94 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 99.95 in 2019, while its lowest value was 99.12 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 99.54
1991 99.64
1992 99.12
1993 99.32
1994 99.31
1995 99.31
1996 99.39
1997 99.42
1998 99.42
1999 99.47
2000 99.64
2001 99.67
2002 99.61
2003 99.60
2004 99.69
2005 99.77
2006 99.77
2007 99.65
2008 99.76
2009 99.69
2010 99.81
2011 99.79
2012 99.81
2013 99.84
2014 99.84
2015 99.84
2016 99.89
2017 99.94
2018 99.90
2019 99.95
2020 99.94

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use