Access to electricity in Jamaica

Access to electricity in Jamaica was 97.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 142nd highest of 214 countries in 2024.

202497.7%
Change on 20230 pts
Rank142nd of 214Countries ranked
Series high1002021
Series low70.31990

Access to electricity in Jamaica, 1990 to 2024

708090100199019952000200520102015202020241990: 70.3 %1991: 77.2 %1992: 78 %1993: 78.8 %1994: 79.6 %1995: 80.4 %1996: 85.7 %1997: 82 %1998: 82.8 %1999: 84.6 %2000: 84.4 %2001: 87.7 %2002: 86.7 %2003: 86.5 %2004: 87.2 %2005: 88 %2006: 88.7 %2007: 89.4 %2008: 92 %2009: 91 %2010: 92.2 %2011: 91.1 %2012: 93.1 %2013: 93.9 %2014: 93.3 %2015: 94.9 %2016: 96.6 %2017: 97.4 %2018: 98.2 %2019: 98.9 %2020: 99.7 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 97.7 %2024: 97.7 %
%. Source: World Bank, Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202497.7
202397.7
2022100
2021100
202099.7
201998.9
201898.2
201797.4
201696.6
201594.9
201493.3
201393.9
201293.1
201191.1
201092.2
200991
200892
200789.4
200688.7
200588
200487.2
200386.5
200286.7
200187.7
200084.4
199984.6
199882.8
199782
199685.7
199580.4
199479.6
199378.8
199278
199177.2
199070.3

Rankings

Definition

Share of the population with access to electricity. World Bank series for the Sustainable Development Goal 7.1.1 electrification indicator, based mainly on household surveys.

Based mainly on household surveys, so year-to-year changes can reflect new survey rounds rather than new connections.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the share of people with electricity in Jamaica?

Access to electricity in Jamaica was 97.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 142nd highest of 214 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Access to electricity, % of population (EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest share of people with electricity in Jamaica?

100% in 2021, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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