Access to electricity, rural in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Access to electricity, rural was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Pacific island small states, 1999–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Pacific island small states recorded 83.8% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Pacific island small states peaked at 84.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1999.
Pacific island small states ranks 34th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.1% | — |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +33.2% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 46.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +48.8% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 63.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 42.4% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 60.5% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 80.4% | 84.6% | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Pacific island small states
- Rural population, per capita 0.5912 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2024)
- Rural population 1.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 59.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 26.3% (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 773.88 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Pacific island small states?
- Access to electricity, rural in Pacific island small states was 83.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1999.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Pacific island small states ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pacific island small states 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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About this data
Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.