Number of people with and without electricity access in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of people with and without electricity access was 644,944 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in South Sudan, 2007–2024
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 South Sudan is 644,944 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in South Sudan peaked at 925,779 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 67,110 people, in 2007.
South Sudan ranks 166th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 67,110 people | — |
| 2008 | 114,629 people | +70.8% |
| 2009 | 277,307 people | +141.9% |
| 2010 | 146,189 people | -47.3% |
| 2011 | 288,067 people | +97.1% |
| 2012 | 354,956 people | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 424,318 people | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 483,108 people | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 533,163 people | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 573,995 people | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 430,884 people | -24.9% |
| 2018 | 637,748 people | +48.0% |
| 2019 | 708,790 people | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 780,988 people | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 836,665 people | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 925,779 people | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 620,102 people | -33.0% |
| 2024 | 644,944 people | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 153,015 people | 67,110 people | 277,307 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 458,122 people | 146,189 people | 708,790 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 761,696 people | 620,102 people | 925,779 people | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for South Sudan
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in South Sudan?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in South Sudan was 644,944 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 925,779 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,110 people in 2007.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- South Sudan ranks 166th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.