Access to electricity urban vs rural in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 56.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.4
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
207th
of 212 countries
All-time high
57
in 2021
All-time low
23.6
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Sierra Leone stood at 56.4.
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 vs rural in Sierra Leone peaked at 57 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 207th out of 212 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 vs rural in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 26.4 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.1 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9 | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 32 | -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 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44 | +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 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 55.3 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 56.3 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.4 | +0.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 56.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 77, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 56.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.28 | 23.6 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.21 | 34.3 | 53.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56 | 55 | 57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 204 Papua New Guinea 66.8 compare
- 205 Guinea-Bissau 65.6 compare
- 206 Malawi 59.5 compare
- 208 Liberia 55.5 compare
- 209 Democratic Republic of Congo 55 compare
- 210 Chad 51 compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Sierra Leone?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Sierra Leone was 56.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Sierra Leone ranks 207th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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