Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Central America

Access to electricity in Central America in 2024 — 98.1%. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 8.3 pp.

2024 98.1% −0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 99%2023
Period minimum 89.1%1995

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Central America, 1992–202487.59092.59597.51001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 89.8%1993: 91.1%1994: 91.1%1995: 89.1%1996: 89.7%1997: 90.2%1998: 90.2%1999: 90.8%2000: 92.4%2001: 91.7%2002: 92.8%2003: 92.6%2004: 93.4%2005: 93.8%2006: 94.7%2007: 93.7%2008: 94.8%2009: 94.6%2010: 95.5%2011: 95.6%2012: 96%2013: 96.4%2014: 96.3%2015: 96.8%2016: 97.4%2017: 97.7%2018: 97.8%2019: 98%2020: 98.2%2021: 98.7%2022: 99%2023: 99%2024: 98.1%
Change over the period: +8.3 pp Annual average: 0.26 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Central America 98.1%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98.1 −0.9 pp
2023 99 +0 pp
2022 99 +0.2 pp
2021 98.7 +0.6 pp
2020 98.2 +0.2 pp
2019 98 +0.2 pp
2018 97.8 +0 pp
2017 97.7 +0.3 pp
2016 97.4 +0.6 pp
2015 96.8 +0.5 pp
2014 96.3 −0.1 pp
2013 96.4 +0.4 pp
2012 96 +0.5 pp
2011 95.6 +0 pp
2010 95.5 +1 pp
2009 94.6 −0.2 pp
2008 94.8 +1 pp
2007 93.7 −0.9 pp
2006 94.7 +0.9 pp
2005 93.8 +0.4 pp
2004 93.4 +0.8 pp
2003 92.6 −0.2 pp
2002 92.8 +1.1 pp
2001 91.7 −0.7 pp
2000 92.4 +1.6 pp
1999 90.8 +0.6 pp
1998 90.2 +0 pp
1997 90.2 +0.6 pp
1996 89.7 +0.6 pp
1995 89.1 −2 pp
1994 91.1 −0 pp
1993 91.1 +1.3 pp
1992 89.8

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.