Data for 2013
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013
2013, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013 covers 204 countries. 81 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Central African Republic is lowest, at 0.7. The middle country reads 98.4. Against 2012, 122 values changed (90 up, 32 down), 2 countries joined, 3 left.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2013
Highest81 countries share it
100.0
LowestCentral African Republic
0.7Shaded 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, 2013, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 204 countries · select a heading to sort
 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 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 100.0 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 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 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 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 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 100.0 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 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 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 100.0 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 100.0 |
 Saint MartinMAFCaribbean | 100.0 |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
 Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean | 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 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 100.0 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 100.0 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 100.0 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 100.0 |
 United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 100.0 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 100.0 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 99.9 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 99.9 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 99.9 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 99.8 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 99.6 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 99.6 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 99.5 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 99.5 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 99.4 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 99.4 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 99.1 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 99.1 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 99.1 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 99.0 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 99.0 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 98.9 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 98.9 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 98.7 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 98.7 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 98.4 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 98.4 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 97.9 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 97.8 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 97.8 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 97.7 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 97.6 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 97.5 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 97.3 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 97.1 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 96.9 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 96.8 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 96.8 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 96.4 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 96.2 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 95.7 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 95.4 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 95.4 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 95.0 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 94.7 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 94.1 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 93.6 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 93.4 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 93.0 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 90.7 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 90.7 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 90.1 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 89.4 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 89.3 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 88.5 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 87.7 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 85.9 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 85.4 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 84.8 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 83.1 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 83.1 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 82.4 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 81.9 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 80.4 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 80.3 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 79.8 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 76.8 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 73.5 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 73.4 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 71.5 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 71.2 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 70.6 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 69.9 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 68.5 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 68.4 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 64.2 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 64.0 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 62.5 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 60.2 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 59.3 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 51.8 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 50.8 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 50.4 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 48.6 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 46.2 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 45.8 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 42.7 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 40.4 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 39.7 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 38.9 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 34.5 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 32.8 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 32.5 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 31.8 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 31.6 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 30.3 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 29.3 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 27.3 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 26.7 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 25.9 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 23.8 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 19.5 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 18.9 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 17.8 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 17.1 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 14.8 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 13.8 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 13.4 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 10.4 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 10.3 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 8.6 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 8.4 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 8.0 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 6.6 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 6.2 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 5.8 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.8 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3.5 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.4 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 3.3 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.0 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 2.8 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.8 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 2.1 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 1.7 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 1.0 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.0 |
| Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.7 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Arubashared100.0
- Andorrashared100.0
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
- Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
- Australiashared100.0
Lowest
- Central African Republic0.7
- Burkina Fasoshared1.0
- Burundishared1.0
- Tanzania1.7
- South Sudan2.1
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 98.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −3countries joined / left
- 122values changed, of 202 in both
- 90 · 32rose · fell
- 80unchanged
Rose most
- Yemen29.4 → 64.0+34.6
- Ghana23.6 → 50.8+27.2
- Djibouti22.1 → 32.5+10.4
- Cambodia28.5 → 38.9+10.4
- Côte d’Ivoire25.8 → 34.5+8.7
Fell most
- Vanuatu30.0 → 13.8−16.2
- Uganda11.7 → 2.8−8.9
- Mongolia54.0 → 45.8−8.2
- Bhutan86.9 → 80.3−6.6
- Bangladesh53.8 → 48.6−5.2
+ Burundi+ Mali
− Libya
− Mauritania
− Sierra LeoneBoth 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 2013.
105 distinct values among 204
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 81 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 204 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
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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 (2013). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2013
0635 held
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07Questions
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest rural access to electricity in Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013?
81 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013 cover?
204.
Where can I download Access to Electricity, Rural, 2013?
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, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2024.