Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.456 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.456 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.979 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.456 people per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.979 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.953 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.926 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.902 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.876 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.85 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.848 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.798 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.771 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.745 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.477 people per person | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.48 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.482 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.485 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.486 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.488 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.489 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.479 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.493 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.508 people per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.501 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.507 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.511 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.497 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.456 people per person | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8648 people per person | 0.745 people per person | 0.979 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4867 people per person | 0.477 people per person | 0.508 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4944 people per person | 0.456 people per person | 0.511 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- 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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Somalia was 0.456 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.979 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.456 people per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.