Access to Electricity
Share of the population with access to electricity. Our World in Data, 2016–2023.
Avg (2023)
88.1%
+0.70pp vs 2022
Improving
59
of 214 tracked
Declining
10
period over period
Stable
145
±0.5pp band
Access to Electricity
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericas
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 63.9% | +13.3pp |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 62% | +11.9pp |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | 83.6% | +7.6pp |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 99.3% | +7.3pp |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 57.3% | +7.3pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 61.6% | -10.0pp |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | 96.5% | -3.5pp |
| 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 5.4% | -3.0pp |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 97.7% | -2.3pp |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 98.3% | -1.7pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Africa +2.0pp
Asia +0.40pp
Americas +0.20pp
Europe 0.00pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 52 | 100% | 0.00pp |
| Americas | 45 | 98% | +0.20pp |
| Asia | 63 | 95.5% | +0.40pp |
| Africa | 54 | 59.9% | +2.0pp |
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