South Asia - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in South Asia was 93.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 93.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.17 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
1993 39.58
1994 33.17
1995 34.95
1996 36.26
1997 37.74
1998 42.01
1999 45.39
2000 45.08
2001 42.43
2002 49.42
2003 51.25
2004 50.49
2005 54.14
2006 55.02
2007 57.89
2008 60.63
2009 62.40
2010 63.96
2011 55.21
2012 69.04
2013 70.69
2014 73.16
2015 78.47
2016 80.54
2017 84.58
2018 89.51
2019 91.21
2020 93.67

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in South Asia was 99.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.72 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.58 in 1993.

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
1993 81.58
1994 84.33
1995 84.52
1996 85.11
1997 86.34
1998 87.24
1999 90.24
2000 88.54
2001 87.39
2002 89.26
2003 89.78
2004 89.99
2005 90.91
2006 91.92
2007 91.99
2008 92.87
2009 95.12
2010 93.91
2011 93.18
2012 95.81
2013 95.80
2014 96.66
2015 97.22
2016 97.92
2017 98.93
2018 98.93
2019 99.58
2020 99.72

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in South Asia was 95.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 95.78 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.40 in 1994.

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
1993 46.84
1994 46.40
1995 47.88
1996 48.97
1997 50.49
1998 54.27
1999 57.66
2000 56.24
2001 54.17
2002 59.85
2003 61.49
2004 61.82
2005 64.81
2006 65.86
2007 68.03
2008 70.33
2009 72.36
2010 73.19
2011 67.05
2012 77.49
2013 78.71
2014 80.76
2015 84.61
2016 86.30
2017 89.40
2018 92.71
2019 94.04
2020 95.78

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use