Number of people without access to electricity in Somalia
Somalia: Number of people without access to electricity was 8.67 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to electricity in Somalia is 8.67 million people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity in Somalia peaked at 9.31 million people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.85 million people, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 22nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity in Somalia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.65 million people | — |
| 2001 | 8.77 million people | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.84 million people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 8.94 million people | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.01 million people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.05 million people | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 9.31 million people | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.04 million people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.99 million people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.91 million people | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 5.85 million people | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 5.93 million people | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.01 million people | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.24 million people | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.48 million people | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.74 million people | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.02 million people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.15 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 7.62 million people | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 8.14 million people | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.34 million people | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.76 million people | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 9.10 million people | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 9.12 million people | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.67 million people | -5.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8.67 million people is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million people, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8.67 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million people, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people without access to electricity in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -34.4% | 8.91 million people | 5.85 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.95 million people | 8.65 million people | 9.31 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.72 million people | 5.85 million people | 8.14 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.80 million people | 8.34 million people | 9.12 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 number of people without access to electricity in Somalia?
- Number of people without access to electricity in Somalia was 8.67 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.31 million people in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 million people in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for number of people without access to electricity?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people without access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.