Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Caribbean
Caribbean: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 87.2% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Caribbean peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2003.
That places Caribbean 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.1% | — |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8% | 79.6% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 83.0% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.5% | 87.2% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Caribbean
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 2.14 mj per gdp con ppp usd (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 18.4% (2023)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 127.74 w per capita (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.2% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 0.8398 billion current US$ (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 18.9 current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Caribbean?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Caribbean was 87.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Caribbean ranks 25th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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