Number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia

Estonia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.37 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.37 million people
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
149th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.57 million people
in 1990
All-time low
1.31 million people
in 2014
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 1.6M people1991: 1.6M people1992: 1.5M people1993: 1.5M people1994: 1.5M people1995: 1.4M people1996: 1.4M people1997: 1.4M people1998: 1.4M people1999: 1.4M people2000: 1.4M people2001: 1.4M people2002: 1.4M people2003: 1.4M people2004: 1.4M people2005: 1.4M people2006: 1.3M people2007: 1.3M people2008: 1.3M people2009: 1.3M people2010: 1.3M people2011: 1.3M people2012: 1.3M people2013: 1.3M people2014: 1.3M people2015: 1.3M people2016: 1.3M people2017: 1.3M people2018: 1.3M people2019: 1.3M people2020: 1.3M people2021: 1.3M people2022: 1.3M people2023: 1.4M people2024: 1.4M people

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1.37 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia peaked at 1.57 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.31 million people, in 2014.

That places Estonia 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia, 1990 to 2024.
Year people Change
1990 1.57 million people
1991 1.56 million people -0.5%
1992 1.53 million people -1.8%
1993 1.49 million people -2.5%
1994 1.46 million people -2.1%
1995 1.44 million people -1.8%
1996 1.42 million people -1.5%
1997 1.40 million people -1.1%
1998 1.39 million people -1.0%
1999 1.39 million people +0.3%
2000 1.40 million people +0.5%
2001 1.39 million people -0.6%
2002 1.38 million people -0.6%
2003 1.37 million people -0.6%
2004 1.36 million people -0.6%
2005 1.35 million people -0.6%
2006 1.35 million people -0.6%
2007 1.34 million people -0.5%
2008 1.34 million people -0.3%
2009 1.33 million people -0.2%
2010 1.33 million people -0.2%
2011 1.33 million people -0.3%
2012 1.32 million people -0.4%
2013 1.32 million people -0.4%
2014 1.31 million people -0.3%
2015 1.32 million people +0.1%
2016 1.32 million people +0.0%
2017 1.32 million people +0.1%
2018 1.32 million people +0.3%
2019 1.33 million people +0.4%
2020 1.33 million people +0.2%
2021 1.33 million people +0.1%
2022 1.35 million people +1.3%
2023 1.37 million people +1.6%
2024 1.37 million people +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.46 million people 1.39 million people 1.57 million people 10
2000s 1.36 million people 1.33 million people 1.40 million people 10
2010s 1.32 million people 1.31 million people 1.33 million people 10
2020s 1.35 million people 1.33 million people 1.37 million people 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 146 Namibia 1.80 million people compare
  2. 147 Bahrain 1.59 million people compare
  3. 148 Lesotho 1.42 million people compare
  4. 150 Trinidad and Tobago 1.37 million people compare
  5. 151 Cyprus 1.36 million people compare
  6. 152 East Timor 1.32 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia?
Number of people with and without electricity access in Estonia was 1.37 million 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million people in 1990.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.31 million people in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
Estonia ranks 149th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access
Unit
people
Source
Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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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.