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GSR 2015

162 REFERENCE TABLES TABLE R20. ELECTRICITY ACCESS BY REGION AND COUNTRY (continued) REGION / COUNTRY ELECTRIFICATION RATE IN 2012 PEOPLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY IN 2012 TARGETS Share of population with access Millions Share of population with access Middle East Bahrain2 100% 0.0 Iran 98% 1.2 Iraq 98% 0.6 Jordan2 100% 0.0 Kuwait 100% 0.0 Lebanon 100% 0.0 Oman 98% 0.1 Palestinian Territories1, 5 99% Qatar 100% 0.0 Saudi Arabia 99% 0.3 Syria 93% 1.6 United Arab Emirates 100% 0.0 Yemen 42% 13.8 Oceania Federated States of Micronesia3, 6 4% 0.0 k  75% by 2015 All Developing Countries 76% 1,283 World7 82% 1,285 1 Data are for 2013. 2 Countries that achieved an electrification rate of 100% in 2012. 3 Data are for 2011. 4 Data are for 2014. 5 The Palestinian Territories rate is defined by the number of villages connected to the national electricity grid. 6 For the Federated States of Micronesia, rural electrification rate is defined by electrification of all islands outside of the four that host the state capital (which is considered urban). 7 Includes countries in the OECD and economies in transition. Note: Rates and targets are national unless otherwise specified. For other targets that relate to off-grid and rural electrification, see Table R15. Source: See Endnote 20 for this section. BACK

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