Access to electricity in Iran

Access to electricity in Iran was 100% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 214 countries in 2024.

2024100%
Change on 20230 pts
Rank1st of 214Countries ranked
Series high1002014
Series low97.92000

Access to electricity in Iran, 2000 to 2024

97.59898.59999.510020002004200820122016202020242000: 97.9 %2001: 98.1 %2002: 98.1 %2003: 98.2 %2004: 98.3 %2005: 98.4 %2006: 98.4 %2007: 98.7 %2008: 98.8 %2009: 99.7 %2010: 99.4 %2011: 99.5 %2012: 99.5 %2013: 99.8 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 99.9 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 25 values
Period%
2024100
2023100
2022100
2021100
2020100
2019100
2018100
201799.9
2016100
2015100
2014100
201399.8
201299.5
201199.5
201099.4
200999.7
200898.8
200798.7
200698.4
200598.4
200498.3
200398.2
200298.1
200198.1
200097.9

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Iran?

Access to electricity in Iran was 100% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Iran?

100% in 2014, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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