Access to electricity, urban in South Sudan
South Sudan: Access to electricity, urban was 22.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in South Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in South Sudan stood at 22.8%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in South Sudan peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2010.
That places South Sudan 215th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +69.4% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -75.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | +170.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 4.0% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 212 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 55.0% compare
- 213 Chad 51.0% compare
- 214 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
More energy & mining data for South Sudan
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in South Sudan?
- Access to electricity, urban in South Sudan was 22.8% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2010.
- How does South Sudan rank for access to electricity, urban?
- South Sudan ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.