Haiti — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Haiti, 1995–2024.
Electricity access for Haiti was 53.90% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1995 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 30.01% in 1996 (about 1.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.89% per year.
Haiti ranks 195 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 91%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Haiti sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 36%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 42 of 42 economies; Nicaragua (88.70%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 2004. That is 18% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 37 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 126th of 144 in 1995 → 173rd of 211 in 2000 → 184th of 215 in 2010 → 194th of 215 in 2020 → 195th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1995 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53.9% | +2.6 pp |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +2.0 pp |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 44.4% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.9 pp |
| 2016 | 40.4% | -0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +1.2 pp |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 37.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +1.6 pp |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 34.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 2003 | 31.6% | -1.5 pp |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +1.6 pp |
| 2001 | 31.5% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +2.1 pp |
| 1999 | 31.63% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 31.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 30.56% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 30.01% | -1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 31.3% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Haiti’s Electricity access in 1996?
30.01% (1996). 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 Haiti’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1995 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +72.2% in total — about 1.9% 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: 53.9%; 2023: 51.3%; 2022: 49.3%; 2021: 47.2%; 2020: 46.3%. 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.