Access to electricity in United Kingdom
100.0% of people in United Kingdom had access to electricity in 2024.
United Kingdom, 2024
100.0%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
91.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
100.0%
Position in 2024
88th of 215
Access to electricity in United Kingdom over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100.0% | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | 78.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 100.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 215 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 88th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.9%.
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Energy import dependency
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Fossil electricity share
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