Access to electricity in Myanmar

Access to electricity in Myanmar was 80.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.6 pts from 2023. That is the 169th highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202480.4%
Change on 2023+3.6 pts
Rank169th of 214Countries ranked
Series high80.42024
Series low41.92000

Access to electricity in Myanmar, 2000 to 2024

40506070809020002004200820122016202020242000: 41.9 %2001: 43 %2002: 47 %2003: 45.1 %2004: 46.2 %2005: 47.3 %2006: 48.4 %2007: 49.5 %2008: 50.6 %2009: 51.8 %2010: 48.8 %2011: 54.1 %2012: 55.3 %2013: 56.5 %2014: 52 %2015: 60.5 %2016: 55.6 %2017: 69.8 %2018: 66.1 %2019: 68.3 %2020: 70.4 %2021: 72.5 %2022: 73.7 %2023: 76.8 %2024: 80.4 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 25 values
Period%
202480.4
202376.8
202273.7
202172.5
202070.4
201968.3
201866.1
201769.8
201655.6
201560.5
201452
201356.5
201255.3
201154.1
201048.8
200951.8
200850.6
200749.5
200648.4
200547.3
200446.2
200345.1
200247
200143
200041.9

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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 Myanmar?

Access to electricity in Myanmar was 80.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 3.6 pts from 2023. That is the 169th 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 Myanmar?

80.4% in 2024, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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