Number of people with and without electricity access in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people with and without electricity access was 10.34 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people with and without electricity access in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 10.34 million people for number of people with and without electricity access in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Somalia peaked at 10.34 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 185,613 people, in 2000.
That places Somalia 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 185,613 people | — |
| 2001 | 432,329 people | +132.9% |
| 2002 | 706,705 people | +63.5% |
| 2003 | 971,097 people | +37.4% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million people | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million people | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million people | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 2.29 million people | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 2.67 million people | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 3.05 million people | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 6.41 million people | +110.3% |
| 2011 | 6.42 million people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6.45 million people | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.63 million people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.86 million people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 7.07 million people | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.33 million people | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 7.77 million people | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 7.83 million people | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 7.89 million people | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.31 million people | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 8.51 million people | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 8.71 million people | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.23 million people | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 10.34 million people | +12.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10.34 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.26 million people, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10.34 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without electricity access in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +132.9% | 185,613 people | 432,329 people |
| 2010 | +110.3% | 3.05 million people | 6.41 million people |
| 2002 | +63.5% | 432,329 people | 706,705 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 million people | 185,613 people | 3.05 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 million people | 6.41 million people | 7.89 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 million people | 8.31 million people | 10.34 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Somalia?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Somalia was 10.34 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.34 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,613 people in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Somalia ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.