Share of the population with access to electricity in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of the population with access to electricity was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Marshall Islands, 1999–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 97.2% for share of the population with access to electricity in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Marshall Islands peaked at 100.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 1999.
Marshall Islands ranks 144th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.5% | — |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 68.5% | 68.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 68.6% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.4% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 97.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More energy & mining data for Marshall Islands
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 41.9% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 14.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from fats vs. GDP per capita 43.8% (2023)
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 13.95 kilograms per year per capita (2023)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 384.82 tonnes (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per capita 0.0096 units per person (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, per square kilometre 2.14 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Sulphur dioxide and coal, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Marshall Islands?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Marshall Islands was 97.2% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 1999.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Marshall Islands ranks 144th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.