Number of people with and without electricity access in Guam
Guam: Number of people with and without electricity access was 167,777 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Guam, 1990–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Guam recorded 167,777 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Guam peaked at 167,777 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 138,394 people, in 1990.
That places Guam 183rd 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 138,394 people | — |
| 1991 | 140,898 people | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 143,259 people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 145,563 people | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 147,816 people | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 150,054 people | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 152,169 people | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 154,215 people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 156,237 people | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 158,289 people | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 160,065 people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 161,329 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 162,315 people | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 163,137 people | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 163,810 people | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 164,365 people | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 164,839 people | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 165,267 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 165,693 people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 166,173 people | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 166,522 people | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 166,543 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 166,331 people | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 165,966 people | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 165,486 people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 164,905 people | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 164,233 people | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 163,490 people | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 162,679 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 161,808 people | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 162,158 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 163,730 people | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 165,180 people | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 166,506 people | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 167,777 people | +0.8% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 167,777 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.05 million people, 6% of the median. (84 countries reporting)
- Guam's 167,777 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 148,689 people | 138,394 people | 158,289 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 163,699 people | 160,065 people | 166,173 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,796 people | 161,808 people | 166,543 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,070 people | 162,158 people | 167,777 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 180 Vanuatu 214,694 people compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 183,011 people compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 179,744 people compare
- 184 Curacao 155,967 people compare
- 185 Kiribati 131,424 people compare
- 186 Seychelles 121,354 people compare
More energy & mining data for Guam
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.356 % 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 (2022)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2022)
- 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 (2022)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Guam?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Guam was 167,777 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 167,777 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,394 people in 1990.
- How does Guam rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Guam ranks 183rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam 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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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.