Number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas
Bahamas: Number of people with and without electricity access was 401,283 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas is 401,283 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas peaked at 401,283 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 275,945 people, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 174th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 275,945 people | — |
| 1991 | 280,731 people | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 285,927 people | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 291,339 people | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 296,509 people | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 301,461 people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 306,268 people | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 310,904 people | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 315,368 people | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 319,614 people | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 323,835 people | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 327,836 people | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 331,614 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 335,618 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 339,782 people | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 343,894 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 348,375 people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 353,334 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 358,120 people | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 362,810 people | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 367,478 people | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 371,729 people | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 375,469 people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 378,953 people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 382,298 people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 385,346 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 388,055 people | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 390,485 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 392,717 people | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 394,675 people | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 395,863 people | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 396,373 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 397,538 people | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 399,440 people | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 401,283 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 298,407 people | 275,945 people | 319,614 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 342,522 people | 323,835 people | 362,810 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 382,720 people | 367,478 people | 394,675 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,099 people | 395,863 people | 401,283 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More energy & mining data for Bahamas
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.1953 % 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Bahamas was 401,283 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 401,283 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,945 people in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Bahamas ranks 174th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.