Number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people with and without electricity access was 6.13 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua, 1993–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua stood at 6.13 million people. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua peaked at 6.13 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.15 million people, in 1994.
Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.21 million people | — |
| 1994 | 3.15 million people | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.24 million people | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.33 million people | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.42 million people | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.37 million people | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.58 million people | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 3.67 million people | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.67 million people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.82 million people | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 3.89 million people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.97 million people | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.94 million people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.13 million people | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.23 million people | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.32 million people | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.41 million people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.60 million people | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 4.73 million people | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 4.80 million people | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.90 million people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.97 million people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 5.12 million people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 5.23 million people | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.34 million people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.45 million people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 5.56 million people | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.65 million people | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 5.73 million people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.82 million people | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 6.03 million people | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 6.13 million people | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.33 million people | 3.15 million people | 3.58 million people | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.00 million people | 3.67 million people | 4.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.07 million people | 4.60 million people | 5.56 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.87 million people | 5.65 million people | 6.13 million people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % 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 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Nicaragua was 6.13 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 million people in 1994.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.