Data for 2016
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016
2016, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016 covers 204 countries. 94 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; DR Congo is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 99.8. Against 2015, 116 values changed (96 up, 20 down), 5 left.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2016
Highest94 countries share it
100.0
LowestDR Congo
1.0Shaded 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, 2016, 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 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 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 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 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 |
 GibraltarGIBSouthern 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 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern 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 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 100.0 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 100.0 |
 PalestinePSEWestern 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 LuciaLCACaribbean | 100.0 |
 Saint MartinMAFCaribbean | 100.0 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 100.0 |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 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 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 100.0 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral 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 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 99.9 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 99.9 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 99.9 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 99.8 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 99.8 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 99.8 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 99.8 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 99.7 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 99.6 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 99.5 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 99.3 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 99.2 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 99.0 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 98.9 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 98.8 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 98.8 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 98.7 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 98.6 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 98.5 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 98.5 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 98.3 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 98.3 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 98.3 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 97.2 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 97.1 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 96.8 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 96.5 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 96.4 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 96.1 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 95.4 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 95.1 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 95.0 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 94.9 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 94.7 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 94.2 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 93.8 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 93.0 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 92.8 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 90.4 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 90.3 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 89.8 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 89.4 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 89.3 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 88.0 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 87.9 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 86.9 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 86.8 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 86.7 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 85.3 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 84.1 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 82.1 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 78.8 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 78.4 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 78.1 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 78.0 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 77.9 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 74.9 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 74.1 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 70.1 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 69.9 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 67.2 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 66.6 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 66.1 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 62.3 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 60.7 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 58.6 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 58.1 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 55.6 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 54.9 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 46.6 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 44.5 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 42.1 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 39.8 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 37.3 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 36.7 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 35.8 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 34.0 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 32.4 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 31.6 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 30.0 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 29.5 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 28.8 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 28.0 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 23.3 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 21.9 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 21.8 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 21.0 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 19.0 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 18.9 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 17.7 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 17.3 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 15.2 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 11.6 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 10.5 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 9.9 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 8.8 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 8.4 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 6.7 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 5.6 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 4.9 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 4.7 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.1 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 4.1 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 3.7 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 2.8 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.7 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 1.6 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.5 |
| DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.0 |
02In 2016
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
- DR Congo1.0
- Burundi1.5
- Sierra Leone1.6
- Central African Republic1.7
- Chad2.8
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 99.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −5countries joined / left
- 116values changed, of 204 in both
- 96 · 20rose · fell
- 88unchanged
Rose most
- Afghanistan64.6 → 97.1+32.5
- Ethiopia15.5 → 32.4+16.9
- Kenya29.0 → 42.1+13.1
- Timor-Leste55.6 → 67.2+11.6
- Zimbabwe10.9 → 21.9+11.0
Fell most
- Myanmar47.6 → 39.8−7.8
- Papua New Guinea11.3 → 5.6−5.7
- Venezuela100.0 → 94.9−5.1
- South Africa82.1 → 77.9−4.2
- Guinea10.4 → 6.7−3.7
− Angola
− Haiti
− Kiribati
− Madagascar
− NauruBoth 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 2016.
100 distinct values among 204
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 94 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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EG.ELC.ACCS.RU.ZS
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 (2016). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2016
0635 held
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07Questions
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest rural access to electricity in Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016?
94 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016 cover?
204.
Where can I download Access to Electricity, Rural, 2016?
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, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2024.