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

Latest (2024)
0.946 people per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.992 people per person
in 2007
All-time low
0.916 people per person
in 2022
Years of data
18
2007–2024

Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan, 2007–2024

00.20.40.60.812007201520242007: 0.992 people per person2008: 0.987 people per person2009: 0.97 people per person2010: 0.985 people per person2011: 0.972 people per person2012: 0.967 people per person2013: 0.962 people per person2014: 0.957 people per person2015: 0.952 people per person2016: 0.947 people per person2017: 0.958 people per person2018: 0.937 people per person2019: 0.932 people per person2020: 0.927 people per person2021: 0.923 people per person2022: 0.916 people per person2023: 0.946 people per person2024: 0.946 people per person

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

Annual values for Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in South Sudan, 2007 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 2 Chad 0.866 people per person compare
  2. 3 Malawi 0.844 people per person compare
  3. 4 Central African Republic 0.818 people per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 5,325 data points, 2000–2024
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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.