Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Nicaragua

Access to electricity in Nicaragua in 2024 — 88.7%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 16.6 pp.

2024 88.7% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 165of 215
Period maximum 88.7%2024
Period minimum 69%1998

Trend over time

1993–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Nicaragua, 1993–20246570758085901993199720012005200920132017202120241993: 72.1%1994: 69.3%1995: 69.8%1996: 70.4%1997: 71%1998: 69%1999: 72.2%2000: 73%2001: 72.2%2002: 74.1%2003: 74.6%2004: 75.2%2005: 73.8%2006: 76.3%2007: 76.9%2008: 77.5%2009: 77.9%2010: 80.1%2011: 81.2%2012: 81.3%2013: 81.9%2014: 81.9%2015: 83.2%2016: 83.9%2017: 84.6%2018: 85.2%2019: 85.7%2020: 86%2021: 86.3%2022: 86.5%2023: 88.3%2024: 88.7%
Change over the period: +16.6 pp Annual average: 0.54 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 88.7%
World 91.9%
Central America computed 98.1%
Access to electricity — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 88.7 +0.4 pp
2023 88.3 +1.8 pp
2022 86.5 +0.2 pp
2021 86.3 +0.3 pp
2020 86 +0.3 pp
2019 85.7 +0.5 pp
2018 85.2 +0.6 pp
2017 84.6 +0.7 pp
2016 83.9 +0.7 pp
2015 83.2 +1.3 pp
2014 81.9 +0 pp
2013 81.9 +0.6 pp
2012 81.3 +0.1 pp
2011 81.2 +1.1 pp
2010 80.1 +2.2 pp
2009 77.9 +0.4 pp
2008 77.5 +0.6 pp
2007 76.9 +0.6 pp
2006 76.3 +2.5 pp
2005 73.8 −1.4 pp
2004 75.2 +0.6 pp
2003 74.6 +0.5 pp
2002 74.1 +1.9 pp
2001 72.2 −0.8 pp
2000 73 +0.8 pp
1999 72.2 +3.2 pp
1998 69 −2 pp
1997 71 +0.6 pp
1996 70.4 +0.6 pp
1995 69.8 +0.6 pp
1994 69.3 −2.8 pp
1993 72.1

Central America, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.