People without electricity country in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People without electricity country was 781,524 in 2024. ▼ 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
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.
People without electricity country in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.24 million | — |
| 1994 | 1.40 million | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 1.40 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.40 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.39 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 1.38 million | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.33 million | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.28 million | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.25 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.00 million | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 972,700 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 947,212 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 927,163 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 919,137 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 910,329 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 908,638 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 798,362 | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 781,524 | -2.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 781,524 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 781,524, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 781,524 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,413, 229.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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