Electricity production by source in Sudan
Sudan: Electricity production by source was -4.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production by source in Sudan, 1990–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production by source in Sudan is -4.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 658.0% on the previous year and down 390.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production by source in Sudan peaked at 4.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2021.
That places Sudan 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production by source in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +41.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -22.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | -4.3% | -658.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -4.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.6%. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -4.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production by source in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -658.0% | 0.8% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -4.3% | 0.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.09 % 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 12.9% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production by source in Sudan?
- Electricity production by source in Sudan was -4.3% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production by source recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest electricity production by source recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2021.
- How does Sudan rank for electricity production by source?
- Sudan ranks 201st out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production by source rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 390.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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