Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.977 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica is 0.977 units per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 1 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7033 units per person, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7033 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.7723 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7803 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7884 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7964 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8044 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8571 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8203 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8282 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8455 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.844 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.877 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.867 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.865 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.872 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.88 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.887 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.894 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.92 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.91 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.922 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.911 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.931 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.939 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.933 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.949 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.966 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.974 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.982 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.989 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.997 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.977 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.977 units per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7996 units per person | 0.7033 units per person | 0.8571 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8816 units per person | 0.844 units per person | 0.92 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9496 units per person | 0.911 units per person | 0.989 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9902 units per person | 0.977 units per person | 1 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 26.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Jamaica was 0.977 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7033 units per person in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.