Our World in Data - Access to Energy Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems https://ourworldindata.org/ 2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z The global number of people without electricity has halved since 2000, but it has increased in Sub-Saharan Africa https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/the-global-number-of-people-without-electricity-has-halved-since-2000-but-it-has-increased-in-sub-saharan-africa 2026-04-25T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Explore updated data on global development from the World Bank https://ourworldindata.org/explore-updated-data-on-global-development-from-the-world-bank 2026-02-17T17:13:00.000Z Mojmír Vinkler
]]> Four minutes of air conditioning https://ourworldindata.org/four-minutes-of-air-conditioning 2026-02-16T00:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Access to clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh is far lower than in its Asian neighbors https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/access-to-clean-cooking-fuels-in-bangladesh-is-far-lower-than-in-its-asian-neighbors 2025-10-03T04:00:00.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> A vast majority of people still lack access to electricity in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/a-vast-majority-of-people-still-lack-access-to-electricity-in-parts-of-sub-saharan-africa 2025-07-04T04:00:00.000Z Simon van Teutem
]]> In the last 30 years, almost everybody in Bangladesh gained access to basic electricity https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/in-the-last-30-years-almost-everybody-in-bangladesh-gained-access-to-electricity 2025-01-17T04:00:00.000Z Tuna Acisu
]]> Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/affordable-clean-energy 2023-07-18T14:14:07.000Z Our World in Data team
]]> The ‘Energy Ladder’: What energy sources do people on different incomes rely on? https://ourworldindata.org/energy-ladder 2021-12-01T08:42:57.000Z Max Roser
]]> The number of people without electricity more than halved over the last 20 years https://ourworldindata.org/number-without-electricity 2021-11-30T11:12:46.000Z Hannah Ritchie
]]> Access to Energy https://ourworldindata.org/energy-access 2019-09-20T14:41:00.000Z Hannah RitchiePablo RosadoMax Roser
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