India — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for India, 1993–2024.
Electricity access for India was 99.90% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1993 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 49.81% in 1994 (about 2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.20% per year.
India ranks 123 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 57%. The median for South Asia is 100.00%, so India sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 17%. Within South Asia it ranks 4 of 6 economies; Bangladesh (99.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 1999. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 32 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 112th of 131 in 1993 → 155th of 211 in 2000 → 155th of 215 in 2010 → 145th of 215 in 2020 → 123rd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1993 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 99.2% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +3.1 pp |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +3.9 pp |
| 2017 | 91.8% | +2.2 pp |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +1.6 pp |
| 2015 | 88% | +2.9 pp |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +2.0 pp |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +3.2 pp |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +3.2 pp |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 75% | +0.9 pp |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +1.8 pp |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +4.4 pp |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 68.8% | +4.4 pp |
| 2004 | 64.4% | -1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +3.1 pp |
| 2002 | 62.3% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 62% | +1.7 pp |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +3.9 pp |
| 1998 | 56.18% | +1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 54.59% | +1.6 pp |
| 1996 | 53% | +1.6 pp |
| 1995 | 51.41% | +1.6 pp |
| 1994 | 49.81% | -1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 50.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was India’s Electricity access in 1994?
49.81% (1994). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is India’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1993 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +96.3% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 99.9%; 2023: 99.5%; 2022: 99.2%; 2021: 99.6%; 2020: 96.5%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.