Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia
Somalia: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 73.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia, 2000–2024
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.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5 | — |
| 2001 | 23 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 22.2 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 28 | +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 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 73.4 | -7.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 73.4 is below the median for low income countries, which is 77, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 73.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +52.8% | 43.4 | 66.3 |
| 2003 | +26.1% | 22.2 | 28 |
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
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (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)
- 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 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.
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