Access to electricity, urban in Sudan
Sudan: Access to electricity, urban was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity, urban in Sudan stood at 87.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Sudan peaked at 87.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2008.
Sudan ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.1% | — |
| 1991 | 63.8% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 63.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 45.8% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 72.0% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 83.2% | 87.9% | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Sudan?
- Access to electricity, urban in Sudan was 87.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2008.
- How does Sudan rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Sudan ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.