Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan
South Sudan: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 93.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan, 2012–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2022, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan stood at 93.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2022.
That places South Sudan 51st out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.6% | — |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -3.8% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 93.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 93.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.0% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 93.3% | 98.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 48 Kosovo 93.6% compare
- 48 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 93.6% compare
- 50 Solomon Islands 93.4% compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 92.9% compare
- 53 Guyana 92.9% compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 92.8% compare
More energy & mining data for South Sudan
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in South Sudan was 93.3% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- South Sudan ranks 51st out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.