Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia
Somalia: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 73.4 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
73.4
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
199th
of 212 countries
All-time high
79
in 2023
All-time low
20.5
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia stood at 73.4.
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 vs rural in Somalia peaked at 79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.5, in 2000.
That places Somalia 199th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.78 | 20.5 | 43.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.29 | 66.3 | 69.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74 | 70.3 | 79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia was 73.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Somalia ranks 199th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).