Pakistan — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Pakistan, 1998–2024.
Electricity access for Pakistan was 95.70% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1998 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 70.27% in 1999 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.18% per year.
Pakistan ranks 151 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 100.00%, so Pakistan sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 18 of 23 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (89.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 6% in 2010. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 59 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 122nd of 165 in 1998 → 145th of 211 in 2000 → 143rd of 215 in 2010 → 151st of 215 in 2020 → 151st of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1998 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 91% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +4.6 pp |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +1.1 pp |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 77% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | 76% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 72.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 1999 | 70.27% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 70.46% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Pakistan’s Electricity access in 1999?
70.27% (1999). 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 Pakistan’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1998 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +35.8% in total — about 1.2% 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: 95.7%; 2023: 95.6%; 2022: 95%; 2021: 94.9%; 2020: 94.5%. 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.