People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: People without electricity country, per square kilometre was 14.54 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 14.54 units per square kilometre for people without electricity country, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 14.84 units per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 9.32 units per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Somalia 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.79 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 13.97 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.1 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 14.25 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 14.36 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.42 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 14.84 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 14.4 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 14.33 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 14.2 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.32 units per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 9.45 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.57 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.95 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.33 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 10.74 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 11.18 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 11.39 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 12.14 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.98 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 13.96 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 14.54 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.27 units per square kilometre | 13.79 units per square kilometre | 14.84 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.71 units per square kilometre | 9.32 units per square kilometre | 12.98 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.08 units per square kilometre | 13.3 units per square kilometre | 14.54 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 36 Zimbabwe 16.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Ghana 15.59 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Syrian Arab Republic 14.9 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Angola 14.41 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Pakistan 14.13 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Zambia 13.63 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- 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 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without electricity country, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- People without electricity country, per square kilometre in Somalia was 14.54 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.84 units per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest people without electricity country, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 units per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for people without electricity country, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 39th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is people without electricity country, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. 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 People without electricity country, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People without electricity country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People without electricity country ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People without electricity country divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.