Number of people with and without electricity access in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people with and without electricity access was 2.77 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica is 2.77 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Jamaica peaked at 2.84 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million people, in 1990.
Jamaica ranks 133rd of 214 countries on this measure, 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 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 million people | — |
| 1991 | 1.85 million people | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.89 million people | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.93 million people | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.97 million people | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.01 million people | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million people | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 2.09 million people | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.13 million people | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.19 million people | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.20 million people | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.30 million people | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2.29 million people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.30 million people | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.33 million people | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.36 million people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million people | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.43 million people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.51 million people | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.49 million people | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 2.51 million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.58 million people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.61 million people | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.71 million people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.74 million people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.77 million people | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.79 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.82 million people | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.84 million people | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.84 million people | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million people | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million people | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.99 million people | 1.67 million people | 2.19 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million people | 2.20 million people | 2.51 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 million people | 2.51 million people | 2.79 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million people | 2.77 million people | 2.84 million people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Jamaica
- 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 (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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 26.9% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 37.6% (2023)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Jamaica?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Jamaica was 2.77 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million people in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Jamaica ranks 133rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.