Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan

South Sudan: Number of people with and without electricity access, per square was 0.9813 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9813 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 33.0%
World rank
213th
of 214 countries
All-time high
1.47 units per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.5617 units per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan, 2012–2023

00.511.52012201720232012: 0.562 units per square kilometre2013: 0.671 units per square kilometre2014: 0.764 units per square kilometre2015: 0.844 units per square kilometre2016: 0.908 units per square kilometre2017: 0.682 units per square kilometre2018: 1 units per square kilometre2019: 1.1 units per square kilometre2020: 1.2 units per square kilometre2021: 1.3 units per square kilometre2022: 1.5 units per square kilometre2023: 0.981 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan is 0.9813 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 33.0% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan peaked at 1.47 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5617 units per square kilometre, in 2012.

South Sudan ranks 213th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre in South Sudan, 2012 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2012 0.5617 units per square kilometre
2013 0.6715 units per square kilometre +19.5%
2014 0.7645 units per square kilometre +13.9%
2015 0.8437 units per square kilometre +10.4%
2016 0.9083 units per square kilometre +7.7%
2017 0.6819 units per square kilometre -24.9%
2018 1.01 units per square kilometre +48.0%
2019 1.12 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2020 1.24 units per square kilometre +10.2%
2021 1.32 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2022 1.47 units per square kilometre +10.7%
2023 0.9813 units per square kilometre -33.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8203 units per square kilometre 0.5617 units per square kilometre 1.12 units per square kilometre 8
2020s 1.25 units per square kilometre 0.9813 units per square kilometre 1.47 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 210 Namibia 2.04 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 211 Chad 1.84 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 212 Central African Republic 1.46 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 214 Greenland 0.1385 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan?
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square in South Sudan was 0.9813 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 units per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per square recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5617 units per square kilometre in 2012.
How does South Sudan rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per square?
South Sudan ranks 213th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without electricity access, per square rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Number of people with and without electricity access, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,316 data points, 1990–2023
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.