People without electricity country in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: People without electricity country was 781,524 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
781,524
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
54th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.51 million
in 1998
All-time low
781,524
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024

People without electricity country in Nicaragua, 1993–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1993200820241993: 1.2M1994: 1.4M1995: 1.4M1996: 1.4M1997: 1.4M1998: 1.5M1999: 1.4M2000: 1.4M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.3M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.3M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.3M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.1M2013: 1.1M2014: 1.1M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 972.7k2018: 947.2k2019: 927.2k2020: 919.1k2021: 910.3k2022: 908.6k2023: 798.4k2024: 781.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, people without electricity country in Nicaragua stood at 781,524. That is the lowest value across all 32 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, people without electricity country in Nicaragua peaked at 1.51 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 781,524, 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 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.39 million 1.24 million 1.51 million 7
2000s 1.32 million 1.25 million 1.41 million 10
2010s 1.04 million 927,163 1.14 million 10
2020s 863,598 781,524 919,137 5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 51 Lesotho 920,945 compare
  2. 52 Bangladesh 867,812 compare
  3. 53 Gambia 855,596 compare
  4. 55 Argentina 731,138 compare
  5. 56 Equatorial Guinea 660,488 compare
  6. 57 Nepal 622,672 compare

See the full ranking of 214 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without electricity country in Nicaragua?
People without electricity country in Nicaragua was 781,524 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 million in 1998.
What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 781,524 in 2024.
How does Nicaragua rank for people without electricity country?
Nicaragua ranks 54th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without electricity country 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 Our World in Data, published as part of People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without electricity country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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