Access to electricity (% of total population) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 93.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Bolivia, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 93.0% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Bolivia peaked at 93.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 1990.
That places Bolivia 145th 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 Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.4% | — |
| 1991 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 59.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 64.1% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 71.2% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 69.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 80.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +1.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.5%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 93.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.6%, 93% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 56.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 64.0% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 84.3% | 93.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Bolivia?
- Access to electricity in Bolivia was 93.0% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 1990.
- How does Bolivia rank for access to electricity?
- Bolivia ranks 145th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.