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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
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Latest value · 2024
100.0%
±0.0 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
3 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
±0.0 pp
vs World
+8.1 pp
World: 91.9% · 2024
Access to electricity, 2000 – 2024 percent · China · World
±0.0 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2000
2010
2015
2024
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
| Year | China | Change | 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Access to electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Canada | 100.0% | |
| 3 | China | 100.0% | |
| 4 | Czechia | 100.0% | |
| 5 | Germany | 100.0% | |
| 6 | Egypt | 100.0% | |
| 7 | Spain | 100.0% | |
| 8 | Finland | 100.0% | |
| 9 | France | 100.0% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | |
| 11 | Greece | 100.0% | |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 13 | Italy | 100.0% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 100.0% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 100.0% | |
| 16 | Mexico | 100.0% | |
| 17 | Netherlands | 100.0% | |
| 18 | Norway | 100.0% | |
| 19 | Poland | 100.0% | |
| 20 | Romania | 100.0% | |
| 21 | Russia | 100.0% | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 23 | Türkiye | 100.0% | |
| 24 | United States | 100.0% | |
| 25 | Lebanon | 99.9% | |
| 26 | Brazil | 99.8% | |
| 27 | Chile | 99.7% | |
| 28 | Algeria | 99.5% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 99.2% | |
| 30 | Colombia | 98.5% | |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 98.1% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 98.1% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 93.0% | |
| 34 | India | 91.8% | |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 88.0% | |
| 36 | Honduras | 86.5% | |
| 37 | Gabon | 86.3% | |
| 38 | Yemen | 79.2% | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 46.2% | |
| 40 | Liberia | 24.2% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 23.4% | |
| 42 | Congo - Kinshasa | 18.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
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.
Education & commute
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