Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania
Oceania: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 86.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 86.3% for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2016.
That places Oceania 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.6% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 80.4% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 80.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 80.9% | 86.3% | 5 |
More energy & mining data for Oceania
- Electricity Installed Capacity, Megawatt 55,657 (2023)
- Electricity Generation, Gigawatt hours 0 (2023)
- Energy intensity level of primary energy 3.36 mj per gdp con ppp usd (2023)
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption 17.6% (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 75.0% (2024)
- International financial flows to developing countries in support of 427.01 million constant US$ (2024)
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity 1,526 w per capita (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) as a proportion of 0.4% (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) 8.26 billion current US$ (2024)
- Fossil-fuel subsidies (consumption and production) per capita 179.21 current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Oceania was 86.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2016.
- How does Oceania rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Oceania ranks 26th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Oceania 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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