Marshall Islands — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Marshall Islands, 1999–2024.
Electricity access for Marshall Islands was 97.20% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 1999 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2022. The lowest was 68.52% in 1999 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.41% per year.
Marshall Islands ranks 145 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 100.00%, so Marshall Islands sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 6%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 26 of 36 economies; Lao PDR (96.50%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 2008.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 50 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 129th of 171 in 1999 → 151st of 211 in 2000 → 138th of 215 in 2010 → 138th of 215 in 2020 → 145th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1999 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.2% | -2.8 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +7.7 pp |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.5 pp |
| 2008 | 80.2% | +7.9 pp |
| 2007 | 72.3% | -4.9 pp |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 71.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 70.1% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 68.52% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Marshall Islands’s Electricity access in 2000?
68.6% (2000). 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 Marshall Islands’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1999 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +41.8% in total — about 1.4% 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: 97.2%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 99.8%; 2020: 98.3%. 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.