Antigua and Barbuda — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Antigua and Barbuda, 1990–2024.
Electricity access for Antigua and Barbuda was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2002. The lowest was 92.20% in 2005 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.13% per year.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 100 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Antigua and Barbuda sits above it. It peaked in 2002 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 13 of 42 economies; Aruba (100.00%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 2006.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 85th of 97 in 1990 → 100th of 211 in 2000 → 109th of 215 in 2010 → 88th of 215 in 2020 → 100th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +5.4 pp |
| 2011 | 94.6% | -4.1 pp |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 98.5% | -1.5 pp |
| 2008 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 100% | +7.8 pp |
| 2005 | 92.2% | -5.7 pp |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -2.1 pp |
| 2002 | 100% | +2.3 pp |
| 2001 | 97.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 97.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 97.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 96.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 96.81% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 96.64% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 96.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 96.29% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 96.12% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 95.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 95.76% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Antigua and Barbuda’s Electricity access in 1991?
95.94% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Antigua and Barbuda’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +4.4% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.