Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 55.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 55.0% 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 43.6% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2006.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 31st of 34 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 40.3% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +43.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +43.6% | 38.3% | 55.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.5% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.7% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 37.3% | 55.0% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 4.93 (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 34.6% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 18.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 427.01 (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 93.61 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.0% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 0.0003 (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 0.0177 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 55.0% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2006.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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