Progress is not binary. Electricity connections alone do not show whether households and businesses have enough power to meet daily needs, support economic activity, or create jobs.
That’s why we track global electricity consumption at multiple levels based on the World Bank’s Multi-Tier Framework (MTF). We show not just whether people are connected, but how much electricity they actually use over time.
Our dataset is the first to track national electricity consumption by tier, built from estimates at the individual building level. Until now, we’ve been dependent on counting connections, costly occasional surveys, and incomplete data from utilities. Now, we have highly granular insights to inform governments, planners, funders, and citizens.
Snapshot of Country Data
Regional Progress at a Glance
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Where does the data come from?
Our data builds on Open Energy Maps, a machine learning platform that uses remote sensing features to produce building-level electricity consumption estimates. We match these estimates to each country’s reported household electricity use, transform them to generalize across country contexts, and validate them against household surveys and utility billing records. Learn more about the methodology and FAQs.
Who is this for?
- Mission 300 Compact Delivery & Monitoring Units
- Governments
- Regulators
- Investors
- Philanthropy
- Researchers
What is the Multi-Tier Framework (MTF)?
In 2012, the World Bank created the MTF to identify multiple characteristics of electricity service, such as reliability, peak load, and cost. Each MTF tier corresponds to a minimum annual level of electricity consumption. Each year, Open Energy Tracking estimates the number of people who reach the Tier 2 threshold of 14.6 kWh per person, Tier 3 at 73 kWh, Tier 4 at 250 kWh, and Tier 5 at 600 kWh.