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Access to electricity in China

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points 3 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Access to electricity, 2000 – 2024 percent · China · World
±0.0 pp since 2014
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Compared with Access to electricity · percent
China
100.0%
World
91.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 100.0% · 2024
First value 96.7% · 2000
Highest 100.0% · 2013
Lowest 96.7% · 2000
Data points 25

By year

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearChinaChange World
2024 100.0% ±0.0 pp 91.9%
2023 100.0% ±0.0 pp 91.6%
2022 100.0% ±0.0 pp 91.3%
2021 100.0% ±0.0 pp 91.3%
2020 100.0% ±0.0 pp 90.4%
2019 100.0% ±0.0 pp 90.1%
2018 100.0% ±0.0 pp 89.8%
2017 100.0% ±0.0 pp 88.9%
2016 100.0% ±0.0 pp 88.1%
2015 100.0% ±0.0 pp 86.9%
2014 100.0% ±0.0 pp 86.2%
2013 100.0% +0.1 pp 85.7%
2012 99.9% ±0.0 pp 84.9%
2011 99.9% +0.2 pp 84.5%
2010 99.7% +0.6 pp 83.5%
2009 99.1% +0.3 pp 82.9%
2008 98.8% +0.3 pp 82.7%
2007 98.5% +0.3 pp 82.0%
2006 98.2% +0.3 pp 81.4%
2005 97.9% +0.2 pp 80.7%
2004 97.7% +0.3 pp 80.0%
2003 97.4% +0.2 pp 80.0%
2002 97.2% +0.2 pp 79.1%
2001 97.0% +0.3 pp 78.7%
2000 96.7% 78.2%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAccess to electricity
26 Algeria 99.2%
25 Argentina 99.3%
38 Bangladesh 61.5%
22 Brazil 99.6%
32 Bulgaria 95.3%
1 Canada 100.0%
23 Chile 99.6%
2 China 100.0%
30 Colombia 97.8%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 42.5%
40 Congo - Kinshasa 15.2%
3 Czechia 100.0%
29 Ecuador 98.0%
21 Egypt 99.9%
6 Finland 100.0%
7 France 100.0%
35 Gabon 86.4%
4 Germany 100.0%
9 Greece 100.0%
34 Honduras 87.2%
10 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
36 India 83.1%
31 Indonesia 96.5%
11 Italy 100.0%
24 Lebanon 99.6%
42 Liberia 9.8%
13 Lithuania 100.0%
27 Mexico 99.1%
14 Netherlands 100.0%
15 Norway 100.0%
33 Philippines 87.5%
16 Poland 100.0%
28 Romania 98.1%
17 Russia 100.0%
18 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
41 Sierra Leone 13.5%
12 South Korea 100.0%
5 Spain 100.0%
19 Türkiye 100.0%
8 United Kingdom 100.0%
20 United States 100.0%
37 Yemen 75.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

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.