Access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti
Haiti: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 85.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti, 1995–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti stood at 85.6. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti peaked at 85.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.4, in 2003.
Haiti ranks 183rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 76.5 | — |
| 1996 | 68.84 | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 68.99 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 69.13 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 69.25 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.9 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 62.5 | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 69.5 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 50.4 | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 69.7 | +38.3% |
| 2005 | 69.9 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.9 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.2 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 70.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 70.6 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 70.9 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.5 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 72.6 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 73.8 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 74.8 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 75.8 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.4 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 77.9 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 78.9 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 79.9 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 80.9 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.8 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.6 | +1.9% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 85.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 85.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +38.3% | 50.4 | 69.7 |
| 2003 | -27.5% | 69.5 | 50.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.54 | 68.84 | 76.5 | 5 |
| 2000s | 68.4 | 50.4 | 81.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.25 | 70.9 | 79.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.06 | 80.9 | 85.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More energy & mining data for Haiti
- Ores and metals imports 0.6% (2017)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Haiti was 85.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4 in 2003.
- How does Haiti rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Haiti ranks 183rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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