People without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.113 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, people without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.113 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.3095 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.113 units 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 32 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.2794 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.3075 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3015 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2956 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2897 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3095 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.278 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.27 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.278 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.259 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.254 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.248 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.262 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.237 units per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.231 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.225 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.221 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.199 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.188 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.187 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.181 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.181 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.168 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.161 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.154 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.148 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.143 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.14 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.137 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.135 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.117 units per person | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.113 units per person | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2944 units per person | 0.278 units per person | 0.3095 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2485 units per person | 0.221 units per person | 0.278 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.171 units per person | 0.143 units per person | 0.199 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1284 units per person | 0.113 units per person | 0.14 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 48 Senegal 0.171 units per person compare
- 49 Yemen 0.137 units per person compare
- 50 Afghanistan 0.122 units per person compare
- 52 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.111 units per person compare
- 53 Eswatini 0.107 units per person compare
- 54 Syrian Arab Republic 0.107 units 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.113 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3095 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.113 units per person in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, 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 People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.