Number of people with and without electricity access in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Number of people with and without electricity access was 3.20 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people with and without electricity access in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 3.20 million people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.83 million people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.20 million people, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 127th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.54 million people | — |
| 1991 | 3.56 million people | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.59 million people | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.62 million people | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.65 million people | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.68 million people | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.72 million people | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.76 million people | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.78 million people | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million people | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.81 million people | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.82 million people | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 3.82 million people | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.83 million people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.83 million people | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.82 million people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.81 million people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.78 million people | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.76 million people | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.74 million people | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.72 million people | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.69 million people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.66 million people | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.63 million people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.59 million people | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.54 million people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3.48 million people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.41 million people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.29 million people | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.30 million people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.28 million people | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.22 million people | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.20 million people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.20 million people | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.67 million people | 3.54 million people | 3.80 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.80 million people | 3.74 million people | 3.83 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.53 million people | 3.29 million people | 3.72 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million people | 3.20 million people | 3.28 million people | 5 |
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- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Puerto Rico?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Puerto Rico was 3.20 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 million people in 2004.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.20 million people in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Puerto Rico ranks 127th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.