Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 99.9 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 99.9, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 100 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.9, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 140th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100 | — |
| 1991 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.97 | 99.9 | 100 | 3 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Urban population 83.3% (2025)
- Urban population 57.90 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Population, total 69.49 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 370.74 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.49 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 4.53 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 2.9% (2024)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 99.9 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9 in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 140th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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