Number of people with and without electricity access in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of people with and without electricity access was 9,646 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Tuvalu, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 9,646 people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Tuvalu peaked at 10,755 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9,029 people, in 2000.
That places Tuvalu 214th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,029 people | — |
| 2001 | 9,088 people | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 9,103 people | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9,220 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 9,355 people | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 9,493 people | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9,624 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 9,846 people | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 9,929 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10,095 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 10,264 people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 10,457 people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 10,682 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 10,737 people | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 10,753 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,755 people | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,635 people | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,728 people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 10,644 people | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 10,549 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 10,337 people | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 10,163 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 9,992 people | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 9,816 people | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 9,646 people | -1.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 9,646 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 9,646 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.41 million people, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,478 people | 9,029 people | 10,095 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,620 people | 10,264 people | 10,755 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,991 people | 9,646 people | 10,337 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More energy & mining data for Tuvalu
- 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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 16.7% (2008)
- Ores and metals imports 2.8% (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Tuvalu?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Tuvalu was 9,646 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 10,755 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,029 people in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Tuvalu ranks 214th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.