Data for 2017
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017
2017, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017 covers 202 countries. 104 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; DR Congo is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 100.0. Against 2016, 102 values changed (77 up, 25 down), 1 country joined, 3 left.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2017
Highest104 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, 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 202 countries · select a heading to sort
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 100.0 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 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 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 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 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 100.0 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral 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 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 100.0 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 100.0 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 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 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 100.0 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 100.0 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 100.0 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 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 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 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 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 99.9 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 99.9 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 99.9 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 99.9 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 99.8 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 99.7 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 99.6 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 99.6 |
 PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 99.6 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 99.5 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 99.3 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 99.2 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 98.9 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 98.7 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 98.6 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 98.5 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 97.8 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 97.8 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 97.4 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 97.1 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 97.0 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 96.9 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 96.8 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 96.6 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 96.1 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 96.0 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 96.0 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 95.1 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 94.3 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 93.2 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 92.7 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 92.3 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 91.3 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 90.9 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 90.5 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 90.5 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 90.0 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 89.6 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 89.1 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 88.3 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 87.9 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 86.1 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 84.6 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 81.7 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 81.6 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 81.2 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 80.5 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 79.1 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 77.7 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 76.2 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 74.8 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 72.6 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 71.8 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 71.8 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 71.4 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 70.9 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 69.8 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 65.3 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 63.3 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 60.5 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 59.9 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 53.0 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 45.8 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 38.8 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 38.4 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 38.4 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 35.4 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 31.6 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 31.0 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 31.0 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 29.5 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 24.2 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 23.6 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 23.0 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 22.6 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 22.4 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 20.5 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 20.2 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 19.5 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 17.2 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 16.0 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 14.0 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 12.5 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 12.3 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 11.8 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 9.2 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 8.6 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 7.4 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 5.4 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 4.4 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 4.2 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.7 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 3.5 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 2.9 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 2.1 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 2.1 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.7 |
| DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.0 |
02In 2017
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Arubashared100.0
- Andorrashared100.0
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
- Argentinashared100.0
- Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
Lowest
- DR Congo1.0
- Burundi1.7
- Haitishared2.1
- Central African Republicshared2.1
- South Sudan2.9
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 100.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032016 → 2017
Since 2016
What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +1 / −3countries joined / left
- 102values changed, of 201 in both
- 77 · 25rose · fell
- 99unchanged
Rose most
- Cambodia60.7 → 86.1+25.4
- Panama78.1 → 100.0+21.9
- Myanmar39.8 → 59.9+20.1
- São Tomé and Príncipe58.6 → 76.2+17.6
- Yemen55.6 → 71.4+15.8
+ Haiti
− Djibouti
− Gabon
− MaliBoth 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 2017.
87 distinct values among 202
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 104 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 202 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group’s own file, on its own site.
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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Cite this edition
World Bank Group (2017). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2017
0635 held
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest rural access to electricity in Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017?
104 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017 describe?
2017.
How many countries does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017 cover?
202.
Where can I download Access to Electricity, Rural, 2017?
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, 2017 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2024.