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Access to electricity in Bangladesh
1991 – 2024 · 34 data points
30 of 42 · Countries
Updated Oct 22, 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
99.5%
±0.0 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
30 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+37.1 pp
vs World
+7.6 pp
World: 91.9% · 2024
Access to electricity, 1991 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · World
+37.1 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1991
2000
2005
2010
2015
2024
Bangladesh
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2024
Compared with Access to electricity · percent
Bangladesh
99.5%
World
91.9%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1991 – 2024
Latest value
99.5% · 2024
First value
14.3% · 1991
Highest
99.5% · 2023
Lowest
9.9% · 1992
Data points
34
By year
All years · 1991 – 2024
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.5% | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.1 pp | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.4 pp | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.8 pp | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +4.0 pp | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +5.3 pp | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | −1.1 pp | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +12.1 pp | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +1.9 pp | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +11.6 pp | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.9 pp | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | −4.0 pp | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +5.9 pp | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +4.3 pp | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | −1.8 pp | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +2.8 pp | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +7.8 pp | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 46.5% | −4.0 pp | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +6.3 pp | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +3.6 pp | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.1 pp | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +2.7 pp | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +2.8 pp | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +3.0 pp | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 32.0% | +2.5 pp | 78.2% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | +2.8 pp | 74.5% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +4.3 pp | 73.2% |
| 1997 | 22.4% | +1.3 pp | — |
| 1996 | 21.1% | +2.8 pp | — |
| 1995 | 18.3% | +0.5 pp | — |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +5.1 pp | — |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +2.8 pp | — |
| 1992 | 9.9% | −4.4 pp | — |
| 1991 | 14.3% | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1991 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Access to electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Congo - Kinshasa | 20.8% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 27.5% | |
| 40 | Liberia | 29.8% | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 49.7% | |
| 38 | Yemen | 74.9% | |
| 37 | Gabon | 91.8% | |
| 36 | Honduras | 94.1% | |
| 35 | Philippines | 97.5% | |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 99.0% | |
| 33 | Indonesia | 99.2% | |
| 32 | Brazil | 99.5% | |
| 31 | India | 99.6% | |
| 30 | Algeria | 99.8% | |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 99.8% | |
| 28 | United States | 100.0% | |
| 27 | Türkiye | 100.0% | |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 25 | Russia | 100.0% | |
| 24 | Romania | 100.0% | |
| 23 | Poland | 100.0% | |
| 22 | Norway | 100.0% | |
| 21 | Netherlands | 100.0% | |
| 20 | Mexico | 100.0% | |
| 19 | Lithuania | 100.0% | |
| 18 | Lebanon | 100.0% | |
| 17 | South Korea | 100.0% | |
| 16 | Italy | 100.0% | |
| 15 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 14 | Greece | 100.0% | |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | |
| 12 | France | 100.0% | |
| 11 | Finland | 100.0% | |
| 10 | Spain | 100.0% | |
| 9 | Egypt | 100.0% | |
| 8 | Ecuador | 100.0% | |
| 7 | Germany | 100.0% | |
| 6 | Czechia | 100.0% | |
| 5 | Colombia | 100.0% | |
| 4 | China | 100.0% | |
| 3 | Chile | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Canada | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
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.
Education & commute
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