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Myanmar — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Myanmar, 2000–2024.
Latest value · 2024
80.40%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +91.9% since 2000
Electricity access for Myanmar was 80.40% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 41.90% in 2000 (about 1.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.75% per year.
Myanmar ranks 170 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 79%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Myanmar sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 55%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
80.40%
First (2000)
41.90%
Change
+91.9%
Highest
80.40%
in 2024
Lowest
41.90%
in 2000
Average
57.26%
Annual growth (CAGR)
2.75%
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.4% |
| 2023 | 76.8% |
| 2022 | 73.7% |
| 2021 | 72.5% |
| 2020 | 70.4% |
| 2019 | 68.3% |
| 2018 | 66.1% |
| 2017 | 69.8% |
| 2016 | 55.6% |
| 2015 | 60.5% |
| 2014 | 52% |
| 2013 | 56.5% |
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.