Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.544 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.544 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.544 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.021 units per person, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 193rd 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.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.021 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.047 units per person | +123.8% |
| 2002 | 0.074 units per person | +57.4% |
| 2003 | 0.098 units per person | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 0.124 units per person | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 0.15 units per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.152 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.202 units per person | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 0.229 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.255 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.523 units per person | +105.1% |
| 2011 | 0.52 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.518 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.515 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.514 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.512 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.511 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.521 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.507 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.492 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.499 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.493 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.489 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.503 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.544 units per person | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1352 units per person | 0.021 units per person | 0.255 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5133 units per person | 0.492 units per person | 0.523 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5056 units per person | 0.489 units per person | 0.544 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.55 % 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 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Somalia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Somalia was 0.544 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.544 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 units per person in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 193rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.