Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 95.9 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Afghanistan, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2022, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Afghanistan stood at 95.9.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Afghanistan peaked at 99.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 73.4, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 167th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4 | — |
| 2001 | 74.8 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 76.1 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 77.5 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 78.8 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 74 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 81.6 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 83 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 89.9 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 85.9 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 82.8 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 86.6 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 95 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 92.2 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 98.7 | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 92.5 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.9 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5 | 73.4 | 89.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.51 | 82.8 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3 | 95.9 | 99.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 164 Togo 96.5 compare
- 165 Marshall Islands 96.1 compare
- 165 Yemen 96.1 compare
- 168 Botswana 95.5 compare
- 169 Cape Verde 95.3 compare
- 170 Côte d'Ivoire 95 compare
- 170 Ghana 95 compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Afghanistan?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Afghanistan was 95.9 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Afghanistan ranks 167th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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