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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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

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

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013

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.