India Electricity Access 1993-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • India electricity access for 2021 was 99.57%, a 3.07% increase from 2020.
  • India electricity access for 2020 was 96.50%, a 0.61% increase from 2019.
  • India electricity access for 2019 was 95.89%, a 0.19% increase from 2018.
  • India electricity access for 2018 was 95.70%, a 3.91% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Morocco 100.00%
Timor-Leste 100.00%
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Uzbekistan 99.90%
Tunisia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.67%
India 99.57%
Indonesia 99.21%
Bangladesh 98.99%
Bolivia 98.56%
El Salvador 97.89%
Philippines 97.49%
Cabo Verde 95.52%
Pakistan 94.92%
Honduras 94.13%
Kiribati 92.83%
Ghana 86.30%
Nicaragua 86.29%
Micronesia 83.63%
Eswatini 82.90%
Cambodia 82.50%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.45%
Kenya 76.54%
Solomon Islands 76.35%
Myanmar 72.47%
Vanuatu 70.04%
Cameroon 65.45%
Djibouti 65.44%
Sudan 61.77%
Nigeria 59.50%
Lesotho 50.38%
Republic of Congo 49.66%
Angola 48.22%
Mauritania 47.70%
Zambia 46.69%
Papua New Guinea 20.92%
India Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 99.57% 3.07%
2020 96.50% 0.61%
2019 95.89% 0.19%
2018 95.70% 3.91%
2017 91.79% 2.21%
2016 89.59% 1.59%
2015 88.00% 2.87%
2014 85.13% 2.00%
2013 83.13% 3.23%
2012 79.90% 0.38%
2011 79.52% 3.22%
2010 76.30% 1.30%
2009 75.00% 0.88%
2008 74.12% 1.78%
2007 72.34% 4.44%
2006 67.90% -0.94%
2005 68.84% 4.44%
2004 64.40% -1.01%
2003 65.41% 3.11%
2002 62.30% 0.29%
2001 62.01% 1.71%
2000 60.29% 0.19%
1999 60.10% 3.92%
1998 56.18% 1.59%
1997 54.59% 1.59%
1996 53.00% 1.59%
1995 51.41% 1.60%
1994 49.81% -1.09%
1993 50.90% -1.09%