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Access to electricity in India
1993 – 2024 · 32 data points
27 of 42 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
99.9%
+0.4 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
27 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+14.8 pp
vs World
+8.0 pp
World: 91.9% · 2024
Access to electricity, 1993 – 2024 percent · India · World
+14.8 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1993
2005
2010
2015
2024
India
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
Compared with Access to electricity · percent
India
99.9%
World
91.9%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance India · 1993 – 2024
Latest value
99.9% · 2024
First value
50.9% · 1993
Highest
99.9% · 2024
Lowest
49.8% · 1994
Data points
32
By year
All years · 1993 – 2024
| Year | India | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.4 pp | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.3 pp | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | −0.4 pp | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +3.1 pp | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.6 pp | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.2 pp | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +3.9 pp | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 91.8% | +2.2 pp | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +1.6 pp | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +2.9 pp | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +2.0 pp | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +3.2 pp | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +0.4 pp | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +3.2 pp | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +1.3 pp | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.9 pp | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +1.8 pp | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +4.4 pp | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | −0.9 pp | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +4.4 pp | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | −1.0 pp | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +3.1 pp | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +0.3 pp | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +1.7 pp | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +0.2 pp | 78.2% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +3.9 pp | 74.5% |
| 1998 | 56.2% | +1.6 pp | 73.2% |
| 1997 | 54.6% | +1.6 pp | — |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +1.6 pp | — |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +1.6 pp | — |
| 1994 | 49.8% | −1.1 pp | — |
| 1993 | 50.9% | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1993 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Access to electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Congo - Kinshasa | 18.0% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 23.4% | |
| 40 | Liberia | 24.2% | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 46.2% | |
| 38 | Yemen | 79.2% | |
| 37 | Gabon | 86.3% | |
| 36 | Honduras | 86.5% | |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 88.0% | |
| 34 | India | 91.8% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 93.0% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 98.1% | |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 98.1% | |
| 30 | Colombia | 98.5% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 99.2% | |
| 28 | Algeria | 99.5% | |
| 27 | Chile | 99.7% | |
| 26 | Brazil | 99.8% | |
| 25 | Lebanon | 99.9% | |
| 24 | United States | 100.0% | |
| 23 | Türkiye | 100.0% | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 21 | Russia | 100.0% | |
| 20 | Romania | 100.0% | |
| 19 | Poland | 100.0% | |
| 18 | Norway | 100.0% | |
| 17 | Netherlands | 100.0% | |
| 16 | Mexico | 100.0% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 100.0% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 100.0% | |
| 13 | Italy | 100.0% | |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 11 | Greece | 100.0% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | |
| 9 | France | 100.0% | |
| 8 | Finland | 100.0% | |
| 7 | Spain | 100.0% | |
| 6 | Egypt | 100.0% | |
| 5 | Germany | 100.0% | |
| 4 | Czechia | 100.0% | |
| 3 | China | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Canada | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
What it means
The share of people living in homes with electricity.
How it is calculated
Population with access to electricity divided by the total population, from household surveys.
Education & commute
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