Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Access to electricity, rural was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 97.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 1995.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.4% | — |
| 1993 | 65.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 68.4% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 63.4% | 69.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 71.1% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 84.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 91.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 754.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & Caribbean was 91.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 1995.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.