Electricity demand in South Sudan
South Sudan: Electricity demand was 0.56 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 0.56 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2024.
That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in South Sudan peaked at 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.44 terawatt-hours, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 179th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.515 terawatt-hours | 0.44 terawatt-hours | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.552 terawatt-hours | 0.51 terawatt-hours | 0.57 terawatt-hours | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for South Sudan
- 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)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 4.0% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 2,359 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable freshwater resources per person 2,359 cubic meters (2022)
- Coal consumption and sulphur dioxide emissions 5,605 tonnes (2022)
- Mineral rents 0.0% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in South Sudan?
- Electricity demand in South Sudan was 0.56 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 terawatt-hours in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 terawatt-hours in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for electricity demand?
- South Sudan ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.