Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Access to electricity, rural was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 90.8%, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 97.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1995.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64.2% | — |
| 1993 | 65.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 63.3% | 69.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 70.7% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 83.8% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 90.8% | 97.0% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Access to electricity, rural in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 90.8% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1995.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.