Colombia — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Colombia, 1990–2024.
Electricity access for Colombia was 98.90% 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 2021. The lowest was 89.90% in 1990 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.28% per year.
Colombia ranks 137 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Colombia sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 42 economies; El Salvador (98.70%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 90th of 97 in 1990 → 111th of 211 in 2000 → 120th of 215 in 2010 → 126th of 215 in 2020 → 137th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 96.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 96.1% | -0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.8 pp |
| 2007 | 96% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 95.7% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 94.9% | -3.6 pp |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +3.3 pp |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 94.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 93.87% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 93.59% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 93.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 1995 | 91.2% | -1.5 pp |
| 1994 | 92.72% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 92.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 92.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 91.84% | +1.9 pp |
| 1990 | 89.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Colombia’s Electricity access in 1991?
91.84% (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 Colombia’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +10.0% in total — about 0.3% 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: 98.9%; 2023: 98.7%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 99.7%. 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.