Environment & Living Conditions
Water, sanitation, electricity, renewable energy and air pollution. Service access does not by itself describe reliability or quality.
Access to electricity
% of population · 2000–2026
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Showing selected countries and up to 12 suggestions. Search by name or code across 217 countries and economies.Selected window: 2000–2026. Solid: observed · Dashed: estimate/projection · Dotted: source status unclassified · Diamond: 2026.
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Unclassified means the provider did not supply an explicit observation/estimate flag. It does not mean the value is unreliable. Source or methodology changes can affect trends across editions.
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A reported 100% is the source's estimate of access to electricity. It does not guarantee uninterrupted service, affordability or enough power for every household. Countries with identical values have overlapping lines; use Table or the chart's up/down arrow keys to inspect each country.
Compare the same definition and period. Differences are descriptive, not causal. National measurement methods may differ; crude rates are not age-standardised. Missing uncertainty intervals in this feed do not mean an estimate is exact.
At the same point in time
Latest comparable common year within this selection: 2024.
India minus Portugal: -0.1 percentage points.
Nigeria minus Portugal: -37.5 percentage points.
Calculated by World in Stats from the named source values. Differences are not causal effects.Available indicators
Access to electricity
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.
% of population · 214/217 profiles · latest year by country 2016–2024At least basic drinking water services
The percentage of people using at least basic water services.
% of population · 214/217 profiles · latest year by country 2015–2024At least basic sanitation services
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households.
% of total final energy consumption · 213/217 profiles · latest year by country 2023–2024Renewable energy consumption
Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption.
% of land area · 214/217 profiles · latest year by country 2021–2025Forest area
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
% of total electricity output · 209/217 profiles · latest year by country 2011–2021Renewable electricity output
Renewable electricity is the share of electricity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.
micrograms per cubic metre · 200/217 profiles · latest year by country 2023–2023Population-weighted exposure to PM2.5
Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage.
% of total electricity output · 20/217 profiles · latest year by country 2024–2024Renewable electricity output (IRENA)
Share of electricity generation from renewable energy sources, as reported by IRENA.