People without electricity country, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: People without electricity country, per capita was 0.608 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per capita in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.608 units per person for people without electricity country, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.923 units per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.608 units per person, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 11th 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.
People without electricity country, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.923 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.915 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.908 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.901 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.832 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.887 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.878 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.879 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.854 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.885 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.858 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.828 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.865 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.812 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.803 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.797 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.766 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.739 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.773 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.737 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.725 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.706 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.645 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.608 units per person | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8847 units per person | 0.832 units per person | 0.923 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8126 units per person | 0.739 units per person | 0.885 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6842 units per person | 0.608 units per person | 0.737 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 8 Burkina Faso 0.66 units per person compare
- 9 Liberia 0.651 units per person compare
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 units per person compare
- 12 Madagascar 0.575 units per person compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 units per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- People without electricity country, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.608 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.923 units per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.608 units per person in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for people without electricity country, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 11th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people without electricity country, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People without electricity country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ 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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About this data
People without electricity country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.