Number of people with and without electricity access in Palau
Palau: Number of people with and without electricity access was 17,695 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17,695
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
212th
of 214 countries
All-time high
19,601
in 2005
All-time low
14,744
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Palau, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Palau stood at 17,695.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Palau peaked at 19,601 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14,744, in 1990.
Palau ranks 212th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,744 | — |
| 1991 | 15,108 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 15,493 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 15,887 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 16,296 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 16,732 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 17,201 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 17,667 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 18,095 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 18,486 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 18,775 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 18,965 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,113 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19,286 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 19,443 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19,601 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 19,260 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 18,993 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 18,724 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 18,447 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 18,175 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 17,879 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 17,339 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 17,507 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 17,680 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 17,681 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,797 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17,812 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17,814 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,798 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17,792 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,783 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17,759 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17,727 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 17,695 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,571 | 14,744 | 18,486 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,061 | 18,447 | 19,601 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,748 | 17,339 | 18,175 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,751 | 17,695 | 17,792 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 209 Marshall Islands 36,497 compare
- 210 San Marino 33,977 compare
- 211 Saint Martin (French part) 26,129 compare
- 213 Nauru 11,947 compare
- 214 Tuvalu 9,646 compare
More energy & mining data for Palau
- Fuel imports 24.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 2.1% (2018)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal 1,165 (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0656 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 2.53 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Palau?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Palau was 17,695 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19,601 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,744 in 1990.
- How does Palau rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Palau ranks 212th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from 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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