Share of the rural population with access to electricity. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Rural Electricity Access |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.1% |
| 2023 | 69.6% |
| 2022 | 76.4% |
| 2021 | 73.7% |
| 2020 | 71% |
| 2019 | 68.2% |
| 2018 | 55.7% |
| 2017 | 76.2% |
| 2016 | 58.6% |
| 2015 | 53.8% |
| 2014 | 52.4% |
| 2013 | 50.4% |
52 countries carry a recent share of the rural population with electricity figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
140 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Sao Tome and Principe, grouped by topic.