Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Melanesia

Access to electricity in Melanesia in 2024 — 51.3%. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 29.7 pp.

2024 51.3% +18.4 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 51.3%2024
Period minimum 15%1997

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Melanesia, 1996–2024020406019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 21.7%1997: 15%1998: 16.8%1999: 18.3%2000: 22.4%2001: 22.8%2002: 23.3%2003: 23.7%2004: 24.1%2005: 24.5%2006: 22.7%2007: 25.2%2008: 26%2009: 26.8%2010: 30.1%2011: 28.4%2012: 28.6%2013: 28.4%2014: 29.4%2015: 29.9%2016: 26.1%2017: 31.2%2018: 29%2019: 34.9%2020: 32.6%2021: 32.7%2022: 31.1%2023: 32.9%2024: 51.3%
Change over the period: +29.7 pp Annual average: 1.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Melanesia 51.3%
World 91.9%
Access to electricity — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 51.3 +18.4 pp
2023 32.9 +1.8 pp
2022 31.1 −1.6 pp
2021 32.7 +0.1 pp
2020 32.6 −2.3 pp
2019 34.9 +5.9 pp
2018 29 −2.2 pp
2017 31.2 +5.1 pp
2016 26.1 −3.8 pp
2015 29.9 +0.5 pp
2014 29.4 +1 pp
2013 28.4 −0.2 pp
2012 28.6 +0.3 pp
2011 28.4 −1.8 pp
2010 30.1 +3.4 pp
2009 26.8 +0.8 pp
2008 26 +0.8 pp
2007 25.2 +2.5 pp
2006 22.7 −1.8 pp
2005 24.5 +0.4 pp
2004 24.1 +0.4 pp
2003 23.7 +0.3 pp
2002 23.3 +0.6 pp
2001 22.8 +0.4 pp
2000 22.4 +4.1 pp
1999 18.3 +1.5 pp
1998 16.8 +1.7 pp
1997 15 −6.6 pp
1996 21.7

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.