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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAccess to electricity
8 Algeria 100.0%
1 Argentina 100.0%
30 Bangladesh 99.5%
28 Brazil 99.8%
2 Bulgaria 100.0%
3 Canada 100.0%
4 Chile 100.0%
5 China 100.0%
33 Colombia 98.7%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 51.3%
42 Congo - Kinshasa 22.1%
6 Czechia 100.0%
34 Ecuador 98.7%
9 Egypt 100.0%
11 Finland 100.0%
12 France 100.0%
37 Gabon 94.1%
7 Germany 100.0%
14 Greece 100.0%
36 Honduras 95.6%
15 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
31 India 99.5%
32 Indonesia 99.4%
16 Italy 100.0%
18 Lebanon 100.0%
41 Liberia 32.5%
19 Lithuania 100.0%
29 Mexico 99.7%
20 Netherlands 100.0%
21 Norway 100.0%
35 Philippines 98.0%
22 Poland 100.0%
23 Romania 100.0%
24 Russia 100.0%
25 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 35.5%
17 South Korea 100.0%
10 Spain 100.0%
26 Türkiye 100.0%
13 United Kingdom 100.0%
27 United States 100.0%
38 Yemen 83.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

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.