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Iraq — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Iraq, 2000–2024.
Latest value · 2024
100.00%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +3.3% since 2000
Electricity access for Iraq was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2019. The lowest was 96.80% in 2000 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.14% per year.
Iraq ranks 39 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 100.00%, so Iraq sits level with it. It peaked in 2019 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
100.00%
First (2000)
96.80%
Change
+3.3%
Highest
100.00%
in 2019
Lowest
96.80%
in 2000
Average
98.69%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.14%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% |
| 2020 | 100% |
| 2019 | 100% |
| 2018 | 99.9% |
| 2017 | 99.9% |
| 2016 | 99.7% |
| 2015 | 99.4% |
| 2014 | 99.2% |
| 2013 | 99% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.