Access to electricity
Share of people with an electricity connection. India went from leaving a large part of its population in the dark to near-universal access inside two decades — one of the largest electrification efforts ever undertaken.
Latest
99.9
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World Bank
Access to electricity over time
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| Period | Access to electricity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9% |
| 2023 | 99.5% |
| 2022 | 99.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% |
| 2020 | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 95.9% |
| 2018 | 95.7% |
| 2017 | 91.8% |
| 2016 | 89.6% |
| 2015 | 88.0% |
| 2014 | 85.1% |
| 2013 | 83.1% |
| 2012 | 79.9% |
| 2011 | 79.5% |
| 2010 | 76.3% |
| 2009 | 75.0% |
| 2008 | 74.1% |
| 2007 | 72.3% |
| 2006 | 67.9% |
| 2005 | 68.8% |
| 2004 | 64.4% |
| 2003 | 65.4% |
| 2002 | 62.3% |
| 2001 | 62.0% |
| 2000 | 60.3% |
| 1999 | 60.1% |
| 1998 | 56.2% |
| 1997 | 54.6% |
| 1996 | 53.0% |
| 1995 | 51.4% |
| 1994 | 49.8% |
| 1993 | 50.9% |
Compared with
Source
World Bank — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS