Kenya vs Russia: Access to electricity

Access to electricity in 2024: 77% in Kenya and 100% in Russia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Russia, by 23 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Kenya.

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% of people · World Bank

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Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.

Every year

% of people · World Bank

Year	Kenya	Russia	World
2024	77	100	91.9
2023	76.2	100	91.6
2022	76	100	91.3
2021	76.5	100	91.3
2020	71.5	99.9	90.4
2019	69.7	99.8	90.1
2018	61.2	100	89.8
2017	55.8	100	88.9
2016	53.1	99.4	88.1
2015	41.6	95.5	86.9
2014	36	100	86.2
2013	40.1	100	85.7
2012	38.1	100	84.9
2011	36.2	99.2	84.5
2010	19.2	99.3	83.5
2009	23	98.4	82.9
2008	30.3	98.3	82.7
2007	28.3	98.2	82
2006	26.4	98.1	81.4
2005	24.5	98	80.7
2004	22.6	98	80
2003	16	97.9	80
2002	18.9	97.9	79.1
2001	17	97.9	78.7
2000	15.2	97.8	78.2
1999	13.2	100	74.5
1998	14.5	100	73.2
1997	9.3	100	–
1996	7.4	100	–
1995	5.4	100	–
1994	3.5	100	–
1993	10.9	100	–
1992	–	100	–
1991	–	100	–
1990	–	100	–

Each country on its own

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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.

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Kenya vs Russia: Access to electricity

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