The CIA World Factbook Edition 2023 Energy
Electricity access In 10 editions of 36.
Electricity access was published in 10 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2016 to 2025. The 2023 edition carries it in 227 entries, in its Energy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
entries in the 2023 edition 227
the first edition with it 2016
the latest edition with it 2025
Fields / Energy / Electricity access
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World 1 entry
population without electricity: 757 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 91.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 84.4% (2021) note: sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the largest number of people without access to electricity with 77% of the World's total
Africa 55 entries
electrification - total population: 99.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.2% (2021)
population without electricity: 18 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 48.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 74.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 7.3% (2018)
population without electricity: 8 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 41.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 66.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 17.9% (2021)
electrification - total population: 73.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 93% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 24.9% (2021)
population without electricity: 16 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 18.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 67.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 4.7% (2014)
population without electricity: 11 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 10.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 62.8% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 1.6% (2021)
electrification - total population: 95.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 94.8% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 96.8% (2021)
population without electricity: 10 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 65.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 94.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 24.8% (2021)
population without electricity: 5 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 15.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 34.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 1.5% (2021)
population without electricity: 15 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 11.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 43.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 1.3% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 87.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 82.8% (2021)
population without electricity: 82 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 20.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 43.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 1% (2021)
population without electricity: 3 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 49.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 66.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 12.3% (2021)
population without electricity: 6 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 71.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 94.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 45.1% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 65.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 73.4% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 36.5% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 66.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 90.3% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 47% (2020)
population without electricity: 3 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 52.5% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 75.6% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 35.7% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 82.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 94.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 79.1% (2021)
population without electricity: 59 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 54.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 94.3% (2019)
electrification - rural areas: 42.7% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 91.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 26.7% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 63.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 82.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 31.2% (2021)
population without electricity: 5 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 86.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 95.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 74% (2021)
population without electricity: 7 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 46.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 89.8% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 21.2% (2021)
population without electricity: 1 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 35.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 60.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 15.8% (2021)
population without electricity: 12 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 76.5% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 68.1% (2021)
population without electricity: 1 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 50.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 80.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 37.7% (2021)
population without electricity: 4 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 29.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 49.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 8% (2021)
electrification - total population: 70.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 20 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 35.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 72.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 10.9% (2021)
population without electricity: 17 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 14.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 54.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 5.5% (2021)
population without electricity: 10 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 53.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 96.8% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 18.2% (2021)
population without electricity: 3 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 47.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 89.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 1% (2020)
electrification - total population: 99.6% (2020)
electrification - urban areas: 99.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.8% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 19 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 31.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 77.3% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 3.8% (2021)
population without electricity: 1 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 55.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 74.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 33.2% (2021)
population without electricity: 21 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 18.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 65.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 9% (2021)
population without electricity: 66 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 59.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 89.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 26.3% (2021)
population without electricity: 5.8 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 48.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 38.1% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 78.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 80% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 73.7% (2021)
population without electricity: 5 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 67.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 93.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 43.4% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 6 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 27.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 56.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 4.9% (2021)
population without electricity: 10 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 49.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 70.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 30.6% (2021)
population without electricity: 3 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 89.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 87.3% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 93.3% (2019)
population without electricity: 10 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 7.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 15.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 5.7% (2021)
population without electricity: 23 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 61.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 84.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 49.3% (2021)
population without electricity: 37 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 42.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 77.3% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 23.3% (2021)
population without electricity: 5 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 55.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 96.3% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 24.6% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 99.9% (2020)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.6% (2021)
population without electricity: 34 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 45.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 72.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 35.9% (2021)
population without electricity: 12 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 46.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 85.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 14.5% (2021)
population without electricity: 7 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 48.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 85.3% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 31.6% (2021)
Arctic Region 2 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
Asia 22 entries
electrification - total population: 97.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 97% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 11 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 98.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 98.5% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 3 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 99.5% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.3% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population 52.6% electrification - urban areas 36% electrification - rural areas 11%
population without electricity: 19 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 52.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 36% (2020)
electrification - rural areas: 11% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.8% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.5% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 1 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 89.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 94.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 97% (2020)
population without electricity: 46 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 94.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 91.9% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.5% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.8% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.9% (2020)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.7% (2021)
Central America and the Caribbean 32 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 97.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.4% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 97% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 98.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 94.8% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 97.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 94% (2021)
electrification - total population: 93.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 93% (2020)
electrification - rural areas: 96% (2020)
population without electricity: 1 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 97.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 98.1% (2021)
population without electricity: 7 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 47.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 81.8% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 3% (2020)
population without electricity: 1 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 94.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 85.6% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 86.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 66.3% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 95.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 85.6% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
Europe 49 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.5% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.3% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021) note: pre-war numbers
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
Middle East 17 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021) note: data for Gaza Strip and West Bank combined
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 98.8% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 2 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 88.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 74.5% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021) note: data for West Bank and Gaza Strip combined
population without electricity: 17 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 74.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 93.1% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 63.4% (2021)
North America 4 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
Oceania 20 entries
electrification - total population: 59% (2020)
electrification - urban areas: 60% (2020)
electrification - rural areas: 45% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 92.1% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 96% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 86.7% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2020)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 92.8% (2020)
electrification - urban areas: 88.2% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.7% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 96% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 92% (2020)
electrification - total population: 83.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 79.4% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population 20.9% electrification - urban areas 65.1% electrification - rural areas 14%
electrification - total population: 20.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 65.1% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 14% (2021)
electrification - total population: 98.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 97.9% (2021)
electrification - total population: 76.3% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 79.2% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 75.3% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99% (2021)
electrification - total population: 70% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 60.7% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
South America 12 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 2 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 98.5% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 95.1% (2021)
electrification - total population: 99.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.7% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 97.3% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 2 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 92.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 97.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 91.1% (2021.)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 95.6% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 83.5% (2021)
electrification - total population: 98.8% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.5% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 97.4% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 100% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 99.8% (2021)
Southeast Asia 13 entries
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
Burma
now Burma (Myanmar)
population without electricity: 26 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 72.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 93.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 62.7% (2021)
population without electricity: 4 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 82.5% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 77.1% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: (2020) less than 1 million
electrification - total population: 99.2% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 99.9% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 98.2% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
population without electricity: 3 million (2020)
electrification - total population: 97.4% (2021)
electrification - urban areas: 98.6% (2021)
electrification - rural areas: 96.4% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
electrification - total population: 100% (2021)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2023, “Electricity access”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/electricity-access/2023.