Access to electricity

Share of the population with access to electricity, per the World Bank from household surveys and utility data.

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Unit
% of population (World Bank)
Frequency
annual
Latest figure
2024 · 14 countries reporting

Peru

96.5%

2024· 10th of 14· +0.3 pp vs. previous figure

All data for Peru

Regional comparison

Each country’s latest figure

Map of 17 countries

Peru

96.5%

2024 · 10th of 14 · +0.3 pp

88.7%100%no data

Region: access to electricity, latest per country

% of population (World Bank)

Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.

Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
033.366.7100UruguayUruguay100Uruguay: 100Costa RicaCosta Rica99.8Costa Rica: 99.8MexicoMexico99.8Mexico: 99.8ParaguayParaguay99.8Paraguay: 99.8Dominican RepublicDominican Republic99.5Dominican Republic: 99.5ColombiaColombia98.9Colombia: 98.9El SalvadorEl Salvador98.7El Salvador: 98.7EcuadorEcuador98.5Ecuador: 98.5BoliviaBolivia96.6Bolivia: 96.6PeruPeru96.5Peru: 96.5PanamaPanama96Panama: 96HondurasHonduras95.5Honduras: 95.5GuatemalaGuatemala90.9Guatemala: 90.9NicaraguaNicaragua88.7Nicaragua: 88.7
14 results shown14 source records
Query scope
2 filtersIndicator key: electricity_access_pctYear: from 2022

Over time

Access to electricity since 2001

Pick the countries to compare; the chart, the CSV and the share link follow your selection.

5 of 10 series
Source: World Bank, WDI (CC BY 4.0).
657585951052001: 98.22002: 98.52003: 98.72004: 992005: 99.12006: 99.12007: 99.22008: 99.32009: 99.42010: 992011: 99.22012: 99.52013: 99.62014: 99.42015: 99.42016: 99.52017: 99.62018: 99.72019: 99.72020: 99.92021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 99.82001: 73.72002: 78.72003: 78.52004: 77.22005: 78.32006: 83.72007: 80.72008: 81.92009: 83.12010: 84.32011: 842012: 86.82013: 88.12014: 85.52015: 90.52016: 91.82017: 93.32018: 94.22019: 95.42020: 96.62021: 97.92022: 99.12023: 1002024: 90.92001: 72.22002: 74.12003: 74.62004: 75.22005: 73.82006: 76.32007: 76.92008: 77.52009: 77.92010: 80.12011: 81.22012: 81.32013: 81.92014: 81.92015: 83.22016: 83.92017: 84.62018: 85.22019: 85.72020: 862021: 86.32022: 86.52023: 88.32024: 88.72001: 72.12002: 74.42003: 74.42004: 75.72005: 77.22006: 80.22007: 822008: 84.72009: 86.42010: 88.12011: 89.72012: 91.12013: 92.12014: 92.92015: 93.92016: 94.22017: 94.82018: 95.22019: 95.62020: 96.22021: 95.62022: 96.22023: 96.22024: 96.52001: 97.72002: 97.82003: 97.92004: 982005: 982006: 98.52007: 98.72008: 98.82009: 99.12010: 99.32011: 99.22012: 99.62013: 99.62014: 99.72015: 99.72016: 99.72017: 99.82018: 99.82019: 99.92020: 1002021: 1002022: 1002023: 1002024: 100Uruguay · 100Costa Rica · 99.8Peru · 96.5Guatemala · 90.9Nicaragua · 88.720012007201320182024
120 results shown120 source records
Query scope
3 filtersIndicator key: electricity_access_pctCountry: costa-rica, guatemala, nicaragua, peru, uruguayYear: from 2001

All countries

Figure, year and recent change

Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.

#CountryAccess to electricityYearChange
1Uruguay100%2024—
2Costa Rica99.8%2024−0.2 pp
3Mexico99.8%2024+0.1 pp
4Paraguay99.8%2024—
5Dominican Republic99.5%2024−0.1 pp
6Colombia98.9%2024+0.2 pp
7El Salvador98.7%2024+0.4 pp
8Ecuador98.5%2024−0.2 pp
9Bolivia96.6%2024−3.2 pp
10Peru96.5%2024+0.3 pp
11Panama96%2024−1 pp
12Honduras95.5%2024−0.1 pp
13Guatemala90.9%2024−9.1 pp
14Nicaragua88.7%2024+0.4 pp

Source and citation

World Development Indicators

World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.

World Bank, World Development Indicators, “Access to electricity”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.

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