Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sudan
Sudan: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.34 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sudan is 0.34 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sudan peaked at 0.8 people per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.34 people per person, in 2024.
Sudan ranks 36th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.77 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.706 people per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.703 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.701 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.698 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.695 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.692 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.689 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8 people per person | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.71 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.64 people per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.617 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.593 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.569 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.551 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.52 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.495 people per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.47 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.447 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.424 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.403 people per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.382 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.368 people per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.34 people per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.34 people per person | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7164 people per person | 0.689 people per person | 0.8 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5326 people per person | 0.424 people per person | 0.64 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3666 people per person | 0.34 people per person | 0.403 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.09 % 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 12.9% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sudan?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Sudan was 0.34 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 people per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 people per person in 2024.
- How does Sudan rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Sudan ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.