Access to electricity in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Access to electricity was 99.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Tuvalu, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 99.4% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Tuvalu peaked at 99.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1990.
Tuvalu ranks 124th 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 Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.7% | — |
| 1991 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 99.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 99.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 99.4%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 90.7% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.1% | 99.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Tuvalu?
- Access to electricity in Tuvalu was 99.4% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1990.
- How does Tuvalu rank for access to electricity?
- Tuvalu ranks 124th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.