Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.113 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.113 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.278 people per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.113 people per person, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 51st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.278 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.259 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.254 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.248 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.262 people per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.237 people per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.231 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.225 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.221 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.199 people per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.188 people per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.187 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.181 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.181 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.168 people per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.161 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.154 people per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.148 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.143 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.14 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.137 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.135 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.117 people per person | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.113 people per person | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2485 people per person | 0.221 people per person | 0.278 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.171 people per person | 0.143 people per person | 0.199 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1284 people per person | 0.113 people per person | 0.14 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 48 Senegal 0.171 people per person compare
- 49 Yemen 0.137 people per person compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.122 people per person compare
- 52 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.111 people per person compare
- 53 Eswatini 0.107 people per person compare
- 54 Syrian Arab Republic 0.107 people per person compare
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 without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.113 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.278 people per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.113 people per person in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.