Data for 2002
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002
2002, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002 covers 194 countries. 73 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.6. The middle country reads 94.7. Against 2001, 116 values changed (87 up, 29 down), 3 countries joined, 1 left.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2002
Highest73 countries share it
100.0Lowest2 countries share it
0.6Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 194 countries · select a heading to sort
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 100.0 |
 ArubaABWCaribbean | 100.0 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 100.0 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 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 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral 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 | 99.8 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 99.8 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 99.7 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 99.6 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 99.5 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 99.2 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 99.0 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 98.9 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 98.8 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 98.8 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 98.7 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 98.2 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 97.9 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 97.9 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 97.7 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 97.4 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 96.9 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 96.6 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 96.3 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 96.2 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 95.8 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 95.8 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 95.7 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 94.9 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 94.4 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 94.2 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 94.0 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 94.0 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 93.4 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 92.9 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 92.6 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 92.3 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 92.2 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 90.1 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 86.8 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 86.6 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 86.5 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 85.6 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 84.9 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 84.1 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 84.1 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 83.7 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 83.6 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 83.1 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 82.4 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 82.1 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 81.1 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 81.0 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 80.9 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 80.2 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 79.8 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 79.5 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 78.3 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 78.0 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 77.8 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 73.0 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 72.2 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 71.0 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 68.9 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 67.8 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 67.5 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 65.3 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 65.0 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 64.3 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 64.1 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 56.6 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 51.3 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 50.3 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 48.9 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 43.4 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 37.4 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 37.0 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 36.8 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 36.3 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 33.3 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 33.2 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 33.0 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 32.6 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 30.7 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 30.5 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 29.5 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 28.0 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 26.8 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 26.1 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 24.3 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 23.9 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 22.5 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 22.1 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 21.0 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 19.8 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 19.5 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 19.1 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 16.7 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 14.2 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 14.0 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 13.8 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 11.3 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 10.8 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 10.4 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 10.0 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 9.9 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.9 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 7.2 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 6.8 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 6.5 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 6.4 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 6.4 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 5.2 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 3.7 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.2 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 2.8 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.3 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 2.2 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 2.1 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.0 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 1.7 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 1.5 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1.4 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.9 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 0.6 |
02In 2002
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Arubashared100.0
- Albaniashared100.0
- Andorrashared100.0
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
- Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Lowest
- Solomon Islandsshared0.6
- Cambodiashared0.6
- Central African Republic0.9
- Chad1.4
- Malawi1.5
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 94.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032001 → 2002
Since 2001
What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −1countries joined / left
- 116values changed, of 191 in both
- 87 · 29rose · fell
- 75unchanged
Rose most
- Sri Lanka58.7 → 78.3+19.6
- South Africa49.4 → 64.3+14.9
- Nepal14.7 → 28.0+13.3
- Guatemala57.3 → 64.1+6.8
- Myanmar28.1 → 33.3+5.2
+ Cambodia+ Mali+ Solomon Islands
− MadagascarBoth 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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
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 2002.
114 distinct values among 194
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 73 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 194 countries has every column.
05The files
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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World Bank Group (2002). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2002
0635 held
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07Questions
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002: questions and answers
Which country has the highest rural access to electricity in Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002?
73 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002 describe?
2002.
How many countries does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002 cover?
194.
Where can I download Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2002 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2024.