Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.946 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan, 2007–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan is 0.946 people per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.992 people per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.916 people per person, in 2022.
South Sudan ranks 1st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.992 people per person | — |
| 2008 | 0.987 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.97 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.985 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.972 people per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.967 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.962 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.957 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.952 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.947 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.958 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.937 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.932 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.927 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.923 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.916 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.946 people per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.946 people per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.983 people per person | 0.97 people per person | 0.992 people per person | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9569 people per person | 0.932 people per person | 0.985 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9316 people per person | 0.916 people per person | 0.946 people per person | 5 |
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- 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 without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan was 0.946 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.992 people per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.916 people per person in 2022.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 1st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.