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Access to electricity in United Kingdom

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 11 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Access to electricity, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · World
±0.0 pp since 2014
United Kingdom World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Access to electricity · percent
United Kingdom
100.0%
World
91.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 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

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearUnited KingdomChange 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% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryAccess to electricity
26 Algeria 99.3%
1 Argentina 100.0%
38 Bangladesh 62.4%
24 Brazil 99.7%
32 Bulgaria 95.9%
2 Canada 100.0%
3 Chile 100.0%
4 China 100.0%
30 Colombia 97.8%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 43.4%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 13.5%
5 Czechia 100.0%
28 Ecuador 99.0%
23 Egypt 99.8%
8 Finland 100.0%
9 France 100.0%
35 Gabon 87.1%
6 Germany 100.0%
11 Greece 100.0%
34 Honduras 88.7%
12 Hong Kong SAR China 100.0%
36 India 85.1%
31 Indonesia 97.0%
13 Italy 100.0%
25 Lebanon 99.7%
42 Liberia 9.4%
15 Lithuania 100.0%
27 Mexico 99.2%
16 Netherlands 100.0%
17 Norway 100.0%
33 Philippines 89.8%
18 Poland 100.0%
29 Romania 98.4%
19 Russia 100.0%
20 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 18.8%
14 South Korea 100.0%
7 Spain 100.0%
21 Türkiye 100.0%
10 United Kingdom 100.0%
22 United States 100.0%
37 Yemen 66.1%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

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.