Number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of people with and without electricity access was 3.39 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone is 3.39 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.39 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 340,618 people, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 123rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 340,618 people | — |
| 2001 | 398,881 people | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 457,372 people | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 512,591 people | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 899,760 people | +75.5% |
| 2005 | 621,694 people | -30.9% |
| 2006 | 686,185 people | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 747,416 people | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 713,261 people | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 884,124 people | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 715,612 people | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 906,990 people | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million people | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 906,397 people | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million people | +42.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million people | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 1.46 million people | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.73 million people | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 1.97 million people | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million people | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 2.08 million people | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 2.23 million people | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million people | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 3.00 million people | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 3.39 million people | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 626,190 people | 340,618 people | 899,760 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 715,612 people | 1.97 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 million people | 2.08 million people | 3.39 million people | 5 |
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- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 19.7% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Sierra Leone was 3.39 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,618 people in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Sierra Leone ranks 123rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.