Access to electricity in Sudan
Sudan: Access to electricity was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 66.0% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Sudan peaked at 66.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2008.
That places Sudan 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.8% | — |
| 1991 | 26.9% | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.3% | 26.9% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 20.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 36.0% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 59.7% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Sudan?
- Access to electricity in Sudan was 66.0% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2008.
- How does Sudan rank for access to electricity?
- Sudan ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of 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. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.