Access to electricity (% of total population) in Aruba
Aruba: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 95.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Aruba, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Aruba recorded 95.6% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Aruba peaked at 95.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 88.4%, in 1990.
That places Aruba 141st out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.4% | — |
| 1991 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 89.1% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 90.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 95.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 95.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 88.4% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 91.6% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 93.4% | 95.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More reference data data for Aruba
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 1.79 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.0686 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Aruba?
- Access to electricity in Aruba was 95.6% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.4% in 1990.
- How does Aruba rank for access to electricity?
- Aruba ranks 141st out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.