Puerto Rico (US) — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Puerto Rico (US), 1990–2024.
Electricity access for Puerto Rico (US) was 100.00% 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 1993. The lowest was 99.98% in 1990 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.00% per year.
Puerto Rico (US) ranks 57 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 27%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 99.80%, so Puerto Rico (US) sits above it. It peaked in 1993 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 4 of 42 economies; Trinidad and Tobago (100.00%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 73rd of 97 in 1990 → 30th of 211 in 2000 → 34th of 215 in 2010 → 50th of 215 in 2020 → 57th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 99.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 99.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Puerto Rico (US)’s Electricity access in 1991?
99.99% (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 Puerto Rico (US)’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was broadly flat overall: +0.0% in total.
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: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. 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.