Access to electricity urban vs rural in Sudan

Sudan: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 87.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.9
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
181st
of 212 countries
All-time high
87.9
in 2024
All-time low
45.8
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Access to electricity urban vs rural in Sudan, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 66.11991: 63.81992: 64.11993: 64.41994: 64.71995: 651996: 65.21997: 65.51998: 65.71999: 65.92000: 61.62001: 61.62002: 61.72003: 61.72004: 61.72005: 61.82006: 61.82007: 61.92008: 45.82009: 582010: 722011: 73.32012: 74.52013: 75.72014: 76.32015: 77.82016: 78.92017: 802018: 81.12019: 82.22020: 83.22021: 84.22022: 842023: 872024: 87.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, access to electricity urban vs rural in Sudan stood at 87.9. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Sudan peaked at 87.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.8, in 2008.

That places Sudan 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.04 63.83 66.1 10
2000s 59.76 45.8 61.9 10
2010s 77.18 72 82.2 10
2020s 85.26 83.2 87.9 5

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 178 Equatorial Guinea 89.3 compare
  2. 179 Mali 88.6 compare
  3. 180 Rwanda 88 compare
  4. 182 Burkina Faso 87.8 compare
  5. 183 Gambia 85.6 compare
  6. 183 Haiti 85.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Sudan?
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Sudan was 87.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 87.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 45.8 in 2008.
How does Sudan rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
Sudan ranks 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 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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Indicator
Access to electricity urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,652 data points, 1990–2024
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