Access to electricity, rural in Fiji
Fiji: Access to electricity, rural was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Fiji, 1996–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 92.5% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Fiji peaked at 98.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1996.
That places Fiji 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 47.4% | — |
| 1997 | 55.7% | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 57.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 59.4% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 68.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.7% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 87.4% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.0% | 47.4% | 59.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 62.2% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 85.4% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 86.8% | 98.3% | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Fiji
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1405 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 932.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6777 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4046 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Fiji?
- Access to electricity, rural in Fiji was 92.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1996.
- How does Fiji rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Fiji ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.