Fiji — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Fiji, 1996–2024.
Electricity access for Fiji was 95.90% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1996 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.30% in 2023. The lowest was 66.90% in 1996 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.29% per year.
Fiji ranks 150 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Fiji sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 3%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 28 of 36 economies; Philippines (94.80%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 2010.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 54 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 118th of 153 in 1996 → 139th of 211 in 2000 → 132nd of 215 in 2010 → 141st of 215 in 2020 → 150th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1996 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.9% | -3.4 pp |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +7.3 pp |
| 2022 | 92% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -5.0 pp |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 96% | +2.6 pp |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 93% | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 91.8% | -0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +6.8 pp |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 86.2% | -2.7 pp |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +6.3 pp |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 80.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 80% | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 79.6% | +1.9 pp |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +2.4 pp |
| 1999 | 74.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | 73.09% | +1.3 pp |
| 1997 | 71.77% | +4.9 pp |
| 1996 | 66.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Fiji’s Electricity access in 1997?
71.77% (1997). 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 Fiji’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1996 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +43.3% in total — about 1.3% 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: 95.9%; 2023: 99.3%; 2022: 92%; 2021: 92.1%; 2020: 97.1%. 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.