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Jamaica
Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Global rank#143out of 215 countries
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Historical trend

10092.685.277.870.3199020072024Jamaica · 2024: 98Jamaica

Analytical takeaways

  • Jamaica records 98 for Access to electricity (% of population) in 2024, ranking #143 globally out of 215 countries.
  • Access to electricity (% of population) increased from 70 in 1990 to 98 in 2024, a gain of 27.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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