Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 54.4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Somalia is 54.4, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Somalia peaked at 54.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 193rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1 | — |
| 2001 | 4.7 | +123.8% |
| 2002 | 7.4 | +57.4% |
| 2003 | 9.8 | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 12.4 | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 15 | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 20.2 | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 22.9 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 25.5 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 52.3 | +105.1% |
| 2011 | 52 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 51.8 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.5 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.4 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 51.2 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.1 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.1 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 50.7 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 49.2 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 49.9 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.3 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 48.9 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.3 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 54.4 | +8.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 54.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 54.4 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +123.8% | 2.1 | 4.7 |
| 2010 | +105.1% | 25.5 | 52.3 |
| 2002 | +57.4% | 4.7 | 7.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.52 | 2.1 | 25.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.33 | 49.2 | 52.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.56 | 48.9 | 54.4 | 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 vs gdp per capita in Somalia?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Somalia was 54.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Somalia ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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