Jamaica — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Jamaica, 1990–2024.
Electricity access for Jamaica was 97.70% 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 70.33% in 1990 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.97% per year.
Jamaica ranks 143 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Jamaica sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 5%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 33 of 42 economies; Bolivia (96.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 10% in 1991.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 72 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 93rd of 97 in 1990 → 132nd of 211 in 2000 → 133rd of 215 in 2010 → 128th of 215 in 2020 → 143rd of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -2.3 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.8 pp |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +1.6 pp |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 93.9% | +0.8 pp |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +2.0 pp |
| 2011 | 91.1% | -1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 91% | -1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 92% | +2.6 pp |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 88.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 88% | +0.8 pp |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +3.3 pp |
| 2000 | 84.4% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 84.55% | +1.7 pp |
| 1998 | 82.82% | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 82.03% | -3.7 pp |
| 1996 | 85.71% | +5.3 pp |
| 1995 | 80.44% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 79.64% | +0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 78.84% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 78.03% | +0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 77.23% | +6.9 pp |
| 1990 | 70.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jamaica’s Electricity access in 1991?
77.23% (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 Jamaica’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +38.9% in total — about 1.0% 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: 97.7%; 2023: 97.7%; 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.