Number of people without access to electricity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people without access to electricity was 781,524 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
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 without access to electricity in Nicaragua is 781,524 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Nicaragua peaked at 1.41 million people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 781,524 people, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 54th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.41 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million people | 927,163 people | 1.14 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 863,598 people | 781,524 people | 919,137 people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 21.5% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 67.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity in Nicaragua?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Nicaragua was 781,524 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 without access to electricity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 million people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 781,524 people in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Nicaragua ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 without access to electricity. 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.