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Access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 212 countries
All-time high
100
in 2019
All-time low
90.71
in 1998
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua, 1993–2024

0204060801001993200820241993: 93.51994: 91.51995: 91.91996: 92.31997: 92.61998: 90.71999: 93.32000: 93.62001: 91.92002: 94.22003: 94.52004: 94.82005: 95.42006: 95.52007: 95.92008: 96.32009: 97.92010: 97.92011: 98.52012: 98.42013: 98.62014: 98.42015: 99.22016: 99.52017: 99.92018: 99.92019: 1002020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua stood at 100. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua peaked at 100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 90.71, in 1998.

That places Nicaragua 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1993 93.55 —
1994 91.52 -2.2%
1995 91.9 +0.4%
1996 92.27 +0.4%
1997 92.62 +0.4%
1998 90.71 -2.1%
1999 93.26 +2.8%
2000 93.6 +0.4%
2001 91.9 -1.8%
2002 94.2 +2.5%
2003 94.5 +0.3%
2004 94.8 +0.3%
2005 95.4 +0.6%
2006 95.5 +0.1%
2007 95.9 +0.4%
2008 96.3 +0.4%
2009 97.9 +1.7%
2010 97.9 +0.0%
2011 98.5 +0.6%
2012 98.4 -0.1%
2013 98.6 +0.2%
2014 98.4 -0.2%
2015 99.2 +0.8%
2016 99.5 +0.3%
2017 99.9 +0.4%
2018 99.9 +0.0%
2019 100 +0.1%
2020 100 +0.0%
2021 100 +0.0%
2022 100 +0.0%
2023 100 +0.0%
2024 100 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.26 90.71 93.55 7
2000s 95 91.9 97.9 10
2010s 99.03 97.9 100 10
2020s 100 100 100 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua?
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Nicaragua was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2019.
What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 90.71 in 1998.
How does Nicaragua rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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Access to electricity urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
212 places, 6,652 data points, 1990–2024
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