233″,”ClassId”:1073872969,”Properties”:[469775450,”ui-provider”,201340122,”1″,134233614,”true”,469778129,”ui-provider”,335572020,”1″,469778324,”Default Paragraph Font”]}”>Access to electricity is a key ingredient for building resilience, enhancing rural livelihoods, and supporting the development of profitable, sustainable agriculture. Empirical investigations have indicated that the expansion of electricity availability contributes to an increase in the time allocated to income-generating activities. Access to electricity varies among regions, countries, and communities, as well as between urban and rural areas. As of 2014, access to electricity was notably more limited in rural areas, with 27% of the rural global population lacking access compared to only 4% of their urban counterparts. However, a positive trend can be seen in the overall rate of global electrification. In 1990, approximately 71% of the world’s population had access to electricity, and this figure rose to nearly 85% by 2021. As of 2020, about 80% of those deprived of electricity lived in rural areas, with three-quarters of those without electricity situated in Sub-Saharan Africa.  

233″,”ClassId”:1073872969,”Properties”:[469775450,”ui-provider”,201340122,”1″,134233614,”true”,469778129,”ui-provider”,335572020,”1″,469778324,”Default Paragraph Font”]}”>Access to electricity is a key ingredient for building resilience, enhancing rural livelihoods, and supporting the development of profitable, sustainable agriculture. Empirical investigations have indicated that the expansion of electricity availability contributes to an increase in the time allocated to income-generating activities. Access to electricity varies among regions, countries, and communities, as well as between urban and rural areas. As of 2014, access to electricity was notably more limited in rural areas, with 27% of the rural global population lacking access compared to only 4% of their urban counterparts. However, a positive trend can be seen in the overall rate of global electrification. In 1990, approximately 71% of the world’s population had access to electricity, and this figure rose to nearly 85% by 2021. As of 2020, about 80% of those deprived of electricity lived in rural areas, with three-quarters of those without electricity situated in Sub-Saharan Africa.