China vs Germany: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 100% in China and 100% in Germany, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 both had 100%.

% of people · World Bank

ChinaGermanyWorld

What the numbers say

% of people · World Bank

Year	China	Germany	World
2024	100	100	91.9
2023	100	100	91.6
2022	100	100	91.3
2021	100	100	91.3
2020	100	100	90.4
2019	100	100	90.1
2018	100	100	89.8
2017	100	100	88.9
2016	100	100	88.1
2015	100	100	86.9
2014	100	100	86.2
2013	100	100	85.7
2012	99.9	100	84.9
2011	99.9	100	84.5
2010	99.7	100	83.5
2009	99.1	100	82.9
2008	98.8	100	82.7
2007	98.5	100	82
2006	98.2	100	81.4
2005	97.9	100	80.7
2004	97.7	100	80
2003	97.4	100	80
2002	97.2	100	79.1
2001	97	100	78.7
2000	96.7	100	78.2
1999	–	100	74.5
1998	–	100	73.2
1997	–	100	–
1996	–	100	–
1995	–	100	–
1994	–	100	–
1993	–	100	–
1992	–	100	–
1991	–	100	–
1990	–	100	–

The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time