Data for 2001

Access to Electricity, Rural, 2001

2001, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Access to Electricity, Rural, 2001 covers 192 countries. 71 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Central African Republic is lowest, at 0.8. The middle country reads 95.1. Against 2000, 112 values changed (84 up, 28 down), 3 countries joined, 3 left.

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Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2001

Highest71 countries share it

100.0

LowestCentral African Republic

0.8

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

192countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
108distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Access to Electricity, Rural, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Access to Electricity, Rural, 2001: every country, as published by World Bank Group.

AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	100.0
AndorraANDSouthern Europe	100.0
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	100.0
ArubaABWCaribbean	100.0
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	100.0
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	100.0
BahamasBHSCaribbean	100.0
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	100.0
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	100.0
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	100.0
BermudaBMUNorthern America	100.0
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
CanadaCANNorthern America	100.0
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	100.0
Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	100.0
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	100.0
CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	100.0
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	100.0
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	100.0
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	100.0
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	100.0
Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	100.0
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	100.0
FranceFRAWestern Europe	100.0
French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	100.0
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	100.0
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	100.0
GreenlandGRLNorthern America	100.0
GuamGUMMicronesia	100.0
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	100.0
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	100.0
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	100.0
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	100.0
Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	100.0
IsraelISRWestern Asia	100.0
ItalyITASouthern Europe	100.0
JapanJPNEastern Asia	100.0
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	100.0
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	100.0
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	100.0
LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	100.0
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	100.0
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	100.0
MacauMACEastern Asia	100.0
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	100.0
MonacoMCOWestern Europe	100.0
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	100.0
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	100.0
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	100.0
Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	100.0
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	100.0
OmanOMNWestern Asia	100.0
PolandPOLEastern Europe	100.0
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	100.0
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	100.0
QatarQATWestern Asia	100.0
San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	100.0
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	100.0
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	100.0
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	100.0
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	100.0
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	100.0
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	100.0
SpainESPSouthern Europe	100.0
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	100.0
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	100.0
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	100.0
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	100.0
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	100.0
United StatesUSANorthern America	100.0
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	100.0
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	99.7
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	99.6
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	99.6
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	99.5
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	99.5
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	99.4
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	99.2
VenezuelaVENSouth America	99.2
PalestinePSEWestern Asia	99.1
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	98.7
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	98.5
UkraineUKREastern Europe	98.5
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	98.2
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	98.2
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	97.6
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	97.6
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	97.4
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	96.8
JordanJORWestern Asia	96.8
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	96.7
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	96.4
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	95.9
Costa RicaCRICentral America	95.8
PalauPLWMicronesia	95.6
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	95.4
IranIRNSouthern Asia	94.7
ColombiaCOLSouth America	94.3
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	93.7
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	93.6
TuvaluTUVPolynesia	93.6
IraqIRQWestern Asia	91.8
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	91.8
MexicoMEXCentral America	90.7
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	90.7
SurinameSURSouth America	90.4
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	90.0
ArgentinaARGSouth America	88.6
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	87.6
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	87.3
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	86.4
SamoaWSMPolynesia	86.0
EcuadorECUSouth America	85.9
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	85.9
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	85.5
CubaCUBCaribbean	85.3
TongaTONPolynesia	83.2
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	82.7
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	82.3
ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.3
ChileCHLSouth America	82.2
BrazilBRASouth America	81.9
UruguayURYSouth America	80.3
BelarusBLREastern Europe	80.2
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	79.2
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	78.8
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	78.6
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	77.8
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	72.3
GuyanaGUYSouth America	70.3
BelizeBLZCentral America	67.5
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	66.9
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	63.9
FijiFJIMelanesia	63.7
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	63.4
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	58.7
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	57.3
PanamaPANCentral America	55.3
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	52.5
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	51.2
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	49.4
NicaraguaNICCentral America	47.9
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	47.3
MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	41.6
HondurasHNDCentral America	38.3
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	36.5
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	35.8
YemenYEMWestern Asia	35.1
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	34.5
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	33.9
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	32.7
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	30.2
KiribatiKIRMicronesia	29.7
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	28.1
BoliviaBOLSouth America	28.0
Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	26.5
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	24.6
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	21.8
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	21.5
GabonGABMiddle Africa	21.5
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	19.8
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	18.5
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	18.3
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	17.4
PeruPERSouth America	16.1
SenegalSENWestern Africa	15.3
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	14.7
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	13.9
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	13.8
HaitiHTICaribbean	13.2
EritreaERIEastern Africa	11.9
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	10.7
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	10.4
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	9.8
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	9.5
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	8.6
KenyaKENEastern Africa	8.3
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	7.6
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	6.0
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.8
TogoTGOWestern Africa	5.4
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	4.9
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	4.8
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	4.5
BeninBENWestern Africa	4.4
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2.5
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2.3
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.2
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.0
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1.3
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.3
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.8

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Arubashared100.0
Albaniashared100.0
Andorrashared100.0
United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
Armeniashared100.0

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 95.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −3countries joined / left
112values changed, of 189 in both
84 · 28rose · fell
77unchanged

Rose most

Thailand74.0 → 85.9+11.9
Trinidad and Tobago80.2 → 91.8+11.6
Bhutan8.8 → 19.8+11.0
Colombia83.3 → 94.3+11.0
Gabon11.6 → 21.5+9.9

Fell most

Libya99.2 → 87.3−11.9
Gambia18.8 → 9.8−9.0
Sri Lanka66.2 → 58.7−7.5
Honduras44.9 → 38.3−6.6
Nepal21.3 → 14.7−6.6

+ Central African Republic

+ Madagascar

+ Niger

− Ethiopia

− Cambodia

− Lesotho

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2001.
108 distinct values among 192
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 71 countries share 100.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 192 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2001). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2001

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