Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.392 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.392 units per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.392 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.077 units per person, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.077 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.085 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 0.092 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.099 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.168 units per person | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 0.113 units per person | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 0.122 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.13 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.121 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.146 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.115 units per person | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.142 units per person | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.172 units per person | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.135 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 0.188 units per person | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 0.197 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.203 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.234 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 0.261 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0.227 units per person | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.263 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.275 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.294 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.355 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.392 units per person | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1153 units per person | 0.077 units per person | 0.168 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1874 units per person | 0.115 units per person | 0.261 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3158 units per person | 0.263 units per person | 0.392 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 0.437 units per person compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 0.433 units per person compare
- 203 Madagascar 0.425 units per person compare
- 205 Mozambique 0.369 units per person compare
- 206 Liberia 0.349 units per person compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 0.34 units per person 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.392 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.392 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.077 units per person in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.