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 2022 was 99.20%, a 0.4% decline from 2021.
  • India electricity access for 2021 was 99.60%, a 3.1% increase from 2020.
  • India electricity access for 2020 was 96.50%, a 0.6% increase from 2019.
  • India electricity access for 2019 was 95.90%, a 0.2% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Population
Sri Lanka 100.00%
Bhutan 100.00%
Lao PDR 100.00%
El Salvador 100.00%
Georgia 100.00%
Vietnam 100.00%
Mongolia 100.00%
Uzbekistan 100.00%
Egypt 100.00%
West Bank and Gaza 100.00%
Ukraine 100.00%
Moldova 100.00%
Tunisia 100.00%
Morocco 100.00%
Indonesia 100.00%
Bolivia 99.90%
Kyrgyz Republic 99.70%
Timor-Leste 99.70%
Bangladesh 99.40%
India 99.20%
Cabo Verde 97.10%
Pakistan 95.00%
Philippines 94.80%
Honduras 94.40%
Kiribati 94.40%
Cambodia 92.30%
Nicaragua 86.50%
Micronesia 85.30%
Ghana 85.10%
Eswatini 82.30%
Sao Tome and Principe 78.00%
Solomon Islands 76.00%
Kenya 76.00%
Myanmar 73.70%
Cameroon 71.00%
Vanuatu 70.00%
Djibouti 65.00%
Sudan 63.20%
Nigeria 60.50%
Republic of Congo 50.60%
Lesotho 50.00%
Mauritania 49.00%
Angola 48.50%
Zambia 47.80%
Papua New Guinea 19.00%
India Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 99.20% -0.40%
2021 99.60% 3.10%
2020 96.50% 0.60%
2019 95.90% 0.20%
2018 95.70% 3.90%
2017 91.80% 2.20%
2016 89.60% 1.60%
2015 88.00% 2.90%
2014 85.10% 2.00%
2013 83.10% 3.20%
2012 79.90% 0.40%
2011 79.50% 3.20%
2010 76.30% 1.30%
2009 75.00% 0.90%
2008 74.10% 1.80%
2007 72.30% 4.40%
2006 67.90% -0.90%
2005 68.80% 4.40%
2004 64.40% -1.00%
2003 65.40% 3.10%
2002 62.30% 0.30%
2001 62.00% 1.70%
2000 60.30% 0.20%
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%