Access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, urban was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone is 56.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone peaked at 57.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 23.6% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 34.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 55.0% | 57.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 207 Papua New Guinea 66.8% compare
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 65.6% compare
- 209 Malawi 59.5% compare
- 211 Liberia 55.5% compare
- 212 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.0% compare
- 213 Chad 51.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone?
- Access to electricity, urban in Sierra Leone was 56.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Sierra Leone ranks 210th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.