Data for 2022
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022
2022, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022 covers 208 countries. 131 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; DR Congo is lowest, at 1.0. The middle country reads 100.0. Against 2021, 66 values changed (59 up, 7 down), 3 countries joined.
Access to Electricity, Rural · Data for 2022
Highest131 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, 2022, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 208 countries · select a heading to sort
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 100.0 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | 100.0 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 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 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 100.0 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 BermudaBMUNorthern America | 100.0 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 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 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 100.0 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 100.0 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 100.0 |
 CuraçaoCUWCaribbean | 100.0 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 100.0 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 100.0 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 100.0 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 100.0 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 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 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 100.0 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 100.0 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | 100.0 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 100.0 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 100.0 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern 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 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 100.0 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 100.0 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 100.0 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 100.0 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 100.0 |
 MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 100.0 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 100.0 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 100.0 |
 NauruNRUMicronesia | 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 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 100.0 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth 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 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 100.0 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 100.0 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 100.0 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 100.0 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 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 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 100.0 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | 100.0 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 99.6 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 99.6 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 99.3 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 99.2 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 99.1 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 99.1 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | 99.0 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 98.9 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 98.3 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 98.2 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 98.0 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 97.4 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 97.3 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 97.1 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 95.6 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 94.5 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 93.7 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 93.4 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 93.0 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 91.6 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 91.1 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 88.0 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 86.8 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 86.8 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 85.7 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 85.1 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 81.7 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 81.6 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 79.6 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 76.4 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 75.4 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 75.0 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 71.6 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 68.4 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 66.4 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 63.5 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 62.9 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 60.8 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 49.5 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 45.5 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 45.3 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 43.5 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 43.0 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 38.2 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 38.0 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 37.3 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | 36.0 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 36.0 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 35.9 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 33.7 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 33.4 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 31.5 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 30.7 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 29.0 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 27.0 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 25.9 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 25.0 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 25.0 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 21.3 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 19.7 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 17.0 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 15.0 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 14.9 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 14.2 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 13.0 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 11.1 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 7.7 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 5.8 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 5.0 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 5.0 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.4 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 1.7 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 1.7 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 1.6 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 1.4 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 1.3 |
| DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.0 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Arubashared100.0
- Albaniashared100.0
- Andorrashared100.0
- United Arab Emiratesshared100.0
- Argentinashared100.0
Lowest
- DR Congo1.0
- Chad1.3
- Equatorial Guinea1.4
- Central African Republic1.6
- South Sudanshared1.7
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 100.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032021 → 2022
Since 2021
What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −0countries joined / left
- 66values changed, of 205 in both
- 59 · 7rose · fell
- 139unchanged
Rose most
- Benin18.0 → 45.5+27.5
- Tanzania23.3 → 36.0+12.7
- Cambodia77.1 → 88.0+10.9
- Liberia8.1 → 14.9+6.8
- El Salvador94.1 → 100.0+5.9
Fell most
- Afghanistan97.1 → 81.7−15.4
- Philippines96.5 → 91.1−5.4
- South Sudan5.7 → 1.7−4.0
- Ghana74.0 → 71.6−2.4
- Niger9.1 → 7.7−1.4
+ Burkina Faso+ Nepal+ PanamaBoth 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 2022.
71 distinct values among 208
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 131 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 208 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
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 (2022). Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/rural-electricity-access/2022
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest rural access to electricity in Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022?
131 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022 describe?
2022.
How many countries does Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022 cover?
208.
Where can I download Access to Electricity, Rural, 2022?
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, 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Access to Electricity, Rural, 2024.