Environment
Electricity access
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Argentina. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, Germany
- 100%2024
- Period covered
- 1990 - 202435 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 100%Germany, 2024
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 98.4%Argentina, 2024
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Germany100%2024
United Kingdom100%2024
Italy100%2024
Spain100%2024
Netherlands100%2024
United States100%2024
China100%2024
Argentina98.4%2024
Year by year values
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| Germany | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98.4% |
| 2023 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2018 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2017 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2016 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.9% |
| 2015 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.7% |
| 2014 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2013 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.3% |
| 2012 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.9% | 99.1% |
| 2011 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.9% | 99% |
| 2010 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.7% | 98.8% |
| 2009 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99.1% | 97.8% |
| 2008 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98.8% | 97.5% |
| 2007 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98.5% | 97.2% |
| 2006 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 98.2% | 97% |
| 2005 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97.9% | 96.7% |
| 2004 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97.7% | 96.5% |
| 2003 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97.4% | 96.3% |
| 2002 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97.2% | 96.1% |
| 2001 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 97% | 95.5% |
| 2000 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 96.7% | 95.7% |
| 1999 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95.13% | |
| 1998 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94.82% | |
| 1997 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94.49% | |
| 1996 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 94.16% | |
| 1995 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93.83% | |
| 1994 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93.5% | |
| 1993 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 93.17% | |
| 1992 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 92.83% | |
| 1991 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 92.49% | |
| 1990 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 92.15% |
World Bank definition
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
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The same indicator across Europe & Central Asia
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