Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.887 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.887 units per person. 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, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.887 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6905 units per person, in 1998.
That places Nicaragua 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7206 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.6925 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6985 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7044 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7103 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6905 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.722 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.73 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.722 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.741 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.746 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.752 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.738 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.763 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.769 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.775 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.779 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.801 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.812 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.813 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.819 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.819 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.832 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.839 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.846 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.852 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.857 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.86 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.863 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.865 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.883 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.887 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7056 units per person | 0.6905 units per person | 0.722 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7515 units per person | 0.722 units per person | 0.779 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.829 units per person | 0.801 units per person | 0.857 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8716 units per person | 0.86 units per person | 0.887 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 161 Eswatini 0.893 units per person compare
- 162 Syrian Arab Republic 0.893 units per person compare
- 163 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.889 units per person compare
- 165 Afghanistan 0.878 units per person compare
- 166 Yemen 0.863 units per person compare
- 167 Senegal 0.829 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.887 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.887 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6905 units per person in 1998.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 164th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita 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 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.