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Access to Electricity

Percentage of population with access to electricity.

🌍 Regional Comparison

🇪🇺

Europe

2023

100.00%

🇪🇺

EU

2023

100.00%

🇺🇸

United States

2023

100.00%

🇮🇳

India

2023

99.50%

🇨🇳

China

2023

100.00%

Historical Trends

Year 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇷 Greece 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇷🇴 Romania 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 UK 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇪🇺 Europe 🇪🇺 European Union 🇪🇺 Europe & CA 🇺🇸 USA 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India
2023 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.50%
2022 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.20%
2021 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.80% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.99% 100.00% 100.00% 99.60%
2020 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.70% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.98% 100.00% 100.00% 96.50%
2019 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.20% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.99% 99.99% 99.95% 100.00% 100.00% 95.90%
2018 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 99.80% 100.00% 98.70% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.98% 99.97% 99.97% 100.00% 100.00% 95.70%
2017 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 98.10% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.97% 99.97% 99.96% 100.00% 100.00% 91.80%
2016 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 99.10% 100.00% 97.30% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.93% 99.92% 99.83% 100.00% 100.00% 89.60%
2015 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 98.80% 100.00% 96.60% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.91% 99.89% 99.17% 100.00% 100.00% 88.00%
2014 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% — 100.00% 98.40% 100.00% 95.90% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 99.88% 99.86% 99.88% 100.00% 100.00% 85.10%

Showing latest 10 years. Total data spans 24 years (2000 - 2023)

Growth Analysis

🇩🇪

Germany

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇫🇷

France

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇮🇹

Italy

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇪🇸

Spain

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇳🇱

Netherlands

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇵🇱

Poland

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇸🇪

Sweden

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇩🇰

Denmark

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇫🇮

Finland

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇦🇹

Austria

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇧🇪

Belgium

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇨🇭

Switzerland

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇳🇴

Norway

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇬🇧

United Kingdom

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇮🇪

Ireland

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇵🇹

Portugal

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇬🇷

Greece

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇭🇺

Hungary

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇷🇴

Romania

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 94.40%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.3%
🇭🇷

Croatia

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇧🇬

Bulgaria

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 88.10%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.6%
🇸🇰

Slovakia

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇸🇮

Slovenia

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇪🇪

Estonia

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇱🇻

Latvia

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 99.90%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.0%
🇱🇹

Lithuania

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 99.50%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.0%
🇱🇺

Luxembourg

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇲🇹

Malta

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇨🇾

Cyprus

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇮🇸

Iceland

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇪🇺

Europe

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 99.56%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.0%
🇪🇺

European Union

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 99.48%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.0%
🇪🇺

Europe & Central Asia

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 99.12%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.0%
🇺🇸

United States

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 100.00%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: 0.0%
🇨🇳

China

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 96.70%
Latest: 100.00%
Avg. Annual Growth: +0.1%
🇮🇳

India

Growth Analysis

Period: 2000 - 2023
Start: 60.30%
Latest: 99.50%
Avg. Annual Growth: +2.2%
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Real-time Data from Our World in Data

This page displays live data from Our World in Data, sourced from the World Bank, Eurostat, OECD, and IMF. Data is fetched directly from their API to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

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How Europe Totals Are Calculated

Transparent, accurate calculations for fair comparisons

🌍 Population

Europe includes all 49 countries:

  • • 27 EU member states: Germany, France, Italy, etc.
  • • Other European countries: UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc.

Current Total: 735M people (2023)

💰 GDP per Capita (example)

Population-weighted calculation :

  • • Step 1: GDP per capita × population = total GDP
  • • Step 2: Sum all countries' total GDP
  • • Step 3: Divide by total population
  • • 49 countries with 98% data coverage

Current GDP per capita PPP: $54,906 (2024)

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