Access to electricity, urban in Somalia
Somalia: Access to electricity, urban was 73.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 73.4% for access to electricity, urban in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Somalia peaked at 79.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 202nd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 38.1% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +52.8% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 73.4% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 20.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.3% | 66.3% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 70.3% | 79.0% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.55 % 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 12.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Somalia?
- Access to electricity, urban in Somalia was 73.4% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Somalia ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.