Access to electricity in Grenada
Grenada: Access to electricity was 92.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Grenada, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Grenada stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Grenada peaked at 92.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1990.
Grenada ranks 147th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.6% | — |
| 1991 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.5% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 92.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 92% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 92.3% 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 | 83.6% | 81.6% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 88.8% | 92.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More reference data data for Grenada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0219 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Grenada?
- Access to electricity in Grenada was 92.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1990.
- How does Grenada rank for access to electricity?
- Grenada ranks 147th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Grenada 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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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.