Electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Electricity generation from oil was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone stood at 0.01 terawatt-hours. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.01 terawatt-hours, in 2019.
Sierra Leone ranks 182nd 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.
Electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0.12 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1 terawatt-hours | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.05 terawatt-hours | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +200.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.04 terawatt-hours | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.08 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.09 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | -88.9% |
| 2020 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.01 terawatt-hours is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 3% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.01 terawatt-hours is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.315 terawatt-hours, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +200.0% | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 0.06 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 0.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 179 Cook Islands 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Cote d'Ivoire 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 179 Malta 0.02 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Falkland Islands 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Montserrat 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
- 182 Saint Helena 0.01 terawatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone?
- Electricity generation from oil in Sierra Leone was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Sierra Leone ranks 182nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.