Access to electricity (% of population) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Access to electricity (% of population) was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Nicaragua, 1993–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 88.7% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Nicaragua peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1998.
Nicaragua ranks 167th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of population) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 72.1% | — |
| 1994 | 69.3% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 72.2% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 74.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 88.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 88.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.8%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 69.0% | 72.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 72.2% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 80.1% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 86.0% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
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- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Nicaragua?
- Access to electricity in Nicaragua was 88.7% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1998.
- How does Nicaragua rank for access to electricity?
- Nicaragua ranks 167th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.