United Arab Emirates — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for United Arab Emirates, 1990–2024.
Electricity access for United Arab Emirates was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 1990. The lowest was 100.00% in 1990 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.00% per year.
United Arab Emirates ranks 85 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 100.00%, so United Arab Emirates sits level with it. It peaked in 1990 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 16 of 23 economies; Qatar (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 52nd of 97 in 1990 → 44th of 211 in 2000 → 51st of 215 in 2010 → 74th of 215 in 2020 → 85th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 100% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was United Arab Emirates’s Electricity access in 1991?
100% (1991). 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 United Arab Emirates’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was broadly flat overall: +0.0% in total.
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: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. 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.