Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in India

India: Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population was 99.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
99.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2021
All-time low
49.2
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in India, 2000–2022

0204060801002000201120222000: 49.22001: 51.22002: 51.32003: 55.22004: 53.42005: 59.32006: 57.32007: 63.52008: 65.72009: 65.72010: 68.42011: 72.32012: 72.42013: 76.82014: 79.42015: 83.42016: 85.32017: 88.32018: 93.92019: 93.82020: 95.22021: 99.32022: 99.3

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2022, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in India stood at 99.3. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in India peaked at 99.3 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.2, in 2000.

That places India 132nd out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population in India, year by year

Annual values for Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable) in India, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 49.2
2001 51.2 +4.1%
2002 51.3 +0.2%
2003 55.2 +7.6%
2004 53.4 -3.3%
2005 59.3 +11.0%
2006 57.3 -3.4%
2007 63.5 +10.8%
2008 65.7 +3.5%
2009 65.7 +0.0%
2010 68.4 +4.1%
2011 72.3 +5.7%
2012 72.4 +0.1%
2013 76.8 +6.1%
2014 79.4 +3.4%
2015 83.4 +5.0%
2016 85.3 +2.3%
2017 88.3 +3.5%
2018 93.9 +6.3%
2019 93.8 -0.1%
2020 95.2 +1.5%
2021 99.3 +4.3%
2022 99.3 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.18 49.2 65.7 10
2010s 81.4 68.4 93.9 10
2020s 97.93 95.2 99.3 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 129 Tunisia 99.7 compare
  2. 130 Bulgaria 99.6 compare
  3. 130 Kyrgyzstan 99.6 compare
  4. 132 Bangladesh 99.3 compare
  5. 132 Algeria 99.3 compare
  6. 135 Tuvalu 99.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in India?
Access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population in India was 99.3 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2021.
What is the lowest access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 49.2 in 2000.
How does India rank for access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population?
India ranks 132nd out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
Is access to electricity, rural, percent of rural population rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population (Not Applicable)
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Coverage
212 places, 4,645 data points, 2000–2022
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