Progress
On track or target met
On track or target met

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Proportion of population with access to electricity
Year Value Units
2000 100.0 %
2004 99.8 %
2008 100.0 %
2012 100.0 %
2014 100.0 %
2016 100.0 %
2018 100.0 %
2020 100.0 %
2022 100.0 %

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Proportion of population with access to electricity
Target

7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
Goal

7- Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Definition

Percentage of population with access to consistent sources of electricity
Theoretical formula \[PA_{electricity}^{t} = \frac{PA_{electricity}^{t}}{P^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$PA_{electricity}^{t} =$ population with access to electricity in year $t$

$P^{t} =$ population in year $t$
Frequency

Annual
Data last updated 2025/06/16
Metadata last updated 2025/06/18

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

Access to electricity addresses major critical issues in all the dimensions of sustainable development. The target has a wide range of social and economic impacts, including facilitating development of income generating activities and lightening the burden of household tasks.

Under the global target of equal access to energy, SDG7.1.1 focuses specifically on electricity access available to the global population. In order to gain a clear picture, access rates are only considered if the primary source of lighting is the local electricity provider, solar systems, mini-grids and stand-alone systems.

Sources such as generators, candles, batteries, etc., are not considered due to their limited working capacities and since they are usually kept as backup sources for lighting.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
International results

Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%) EG_ACS_ELEC UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 7-1-1.pdf
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