Access to electricity, urban in Jamaica
Jamaica: Access to electricity, urban was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Jamaica is 99.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 154th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.1% | — |
| 1991 | 86.1% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 88.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 92.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 82.1% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 91.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.6% | 100.0% | 5 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Jamaica?
- Access to electricity, urban in Jamaica was 99.1% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Jamaica ranks 154th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.