Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Micronesia (country), 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 86.0% for access to electricity, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Micronesia (country) peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2000.
That places Micronesia (country) 160th 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 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +2.7% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 86.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 86.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 39.1% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 58.8% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 77.5% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More agriculture & rural data for Micronesia (country)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 24.2% (2025)
- Rural population 77.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 88,126 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 121.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2013)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4308 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,067 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Micronesia (country)?
- Access to electricity, rural in Micronesia (country) was 86.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2000.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 160th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.