Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao
Macao: Number of people with and without electricity access was 687,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao, 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 Macao is 687,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Macao peaked at 687,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 334,445 people, in 1990.
That places Macao 163rd 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 334,445 people | — |
| 1991 | 351,230 people | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 370,572 people | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 383,776 people | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 396,800 people | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 409,300 people | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 415,100 people | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 417,300 people | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 422,300 people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 427,400 people | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 430,600 people | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 433,900 people | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 438,400 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 443,600 people | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 454,700 people | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 473,500 people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 498,900 people | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 520,900 people | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 540,700 people | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 535,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 537,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 549,600 people | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 567,900 people | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 591,900 people | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 621,700 people | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 642,900 people | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 652,500 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 648,400 people | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 658,900 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 672,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 685,400 people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 682,500 people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 677,300 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 678,800 people | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 687,000 people | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 392,822 people | 334,445 people | 427,400 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,020 people | 430,600 people | 540,700 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,280 people | 537,000 people | 672,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 682,200 people | 677,300 people | 687,000 people | 5 |
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- 160 Comoros 794,698 people compare
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- 164 Luxembourg 677,012 people compare
- 165 Solomon Islands 667,646 people compare
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More energy & mining data for Macao
- 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 3.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Macao?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Macao was 687,000 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 687,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 334,445 people in 1990.
- How does Macao rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Macao ranks 163rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.