Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.66 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan is 0.66 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.66 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2 units per person, in 2008.
That places Sudan 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.328 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2692 units per person | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2741 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.279 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2838 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2887 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2935 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2983 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3031 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3078 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.23 units per person | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 0.294 units per person | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 0.297 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.299 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.302 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.305 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.308 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.311 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 units per person | -35.7% |
| 2009 | 0.29 units per person | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 0.36 units per person | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.383 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.407 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.431 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.449 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.48 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.505 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.53 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.553 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.576 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.597 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.618 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.632 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.66 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.66 units per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2925 units per person | 0.2692 units per person | 0.328 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2836 units per person | 0.2 units per person | 0.311 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4674 units per person | 0.36 units per person | 0.576 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6334 units per person | 0.597 units per person | 0.66 units per person | 5 |
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)
- 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 12.9% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Sudan was 0.66 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 units per person in 2008.
- How does Sudan rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 179th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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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.