Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. This metric is a key indicator for tracking progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 7. The dataset is compiled by Sustainable Energy for All.
Use Cases
- Model national electrification rates over time using the annual percentage value.
- Compare electricity access trends between countries using the country-level indicator.
- Correlate electricity access percentage with other development metrics like GDP or education.
- Forecast future access rates by analyzing the historical time-series progression.
Strengths
- Provides a standardized metric (percentage of population) for global comparison.
- Tracks a critical United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) indicator.
Limitations
- The underlying data collection methodology and sample sizes per country are unknown.
- Data granularity is limited to national-level percentages, masking sub-national disparities.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, compiled by Sustainable Energy for All.
- Geography
- Global, country-level.