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Access to electricity in United States

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Access to electricity, 1990 – 2024 percent · United States · section.levels.world
±0.0 pp section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Access to electricity · percent
United States
100.0%
section.levels.world
91.9%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 100.0% · 2024
First value 100.0% · 1990
Highest 100.0% · 1990
Lowest 100.0% · 1990
Data points 35

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.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% ±0.0 pp 85.7%
2012 100.0% ±0.0 pp 84.9%
2011 100.0% ±0.0 pp 84.5%
2010 100.0% ±0.0 pp 83.5%
2009 100.0% ±0.0 pp 82.9%
2008 100.0% ±0.0 pp 82.7%
2007 100.0% ±0.0 pp 82.0%
2006 100.0% ±0.0 pp 81.4%
2005 100.0% ±0.0 pp 80.7%
2004 100.0% ±0.0 pp 80.0%
2003 100.0% ±0.0 pp 80.0%
2002 100.0% ±0.0 pp 79.1%
2001 100.0% ±0.0 pp 78.7%
2000 100.0% ±0.0 pp 78.2%
1999 100.0% ±0.0 pp 74.5%
1998 100.0% ±0.0 pp 73.2%
1997 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1996 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1995 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1994 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1993 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1992 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1991 100.0% ±0.0 pp —
1990 100.0% —

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 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%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

section.what

The share of people living in homes with electricity.

section.how

Population with access to electricity divided by the total population, from household surveys.