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Electricity demand per person in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Electricity demand per person was 24.3 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
24.3 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
211th
of 214 countries
All-time high
35.74 kilowatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
8.89 kilowatt-hours
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand per person in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024

102030402000201220242000: 20.3 kilowatt-hours2001: 27.7 kilowatt-hours2002: 32.2 kilowatt-hours2003: 29 kilowatt-hours2004: 22.4 kilowatt-hours2005: 14.5 kilowatt-hours2006: 8.9 kilowatt-hours2007: 10.4 kilowatt-hours2008: 10.2 kilowatt-hours2009: 9.9 kilowatt-hours2010: 22.5 kilowatt-hours2011: 26.6 kilowatt-hours2012: 27.5 kilowatt-hours2013: 23.8 kilowatt-hours2014: 21.8 kilowatt-hours2015: 22.7 kilowatt-hours2016: 29.1 kilowatt-hours2017: 31.2 kilowatt-hours2018: 35.7 kilowatt-hours2019: 25.9 kilowatt-hours2020: 25.3 kilowatt-hours2021: 24.7 kilowatt-hours2022: 24.2 kilowatt-hours2023: 24.8 kilowatt-hours2024: 24.3 kilowatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 24.3 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Sierra Leone peaked at 35.74 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.89 kilowatt-hours, in 2006.

That places Sierra Leone 211th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.56 kilowatt-hours 8.89 kilowatt-hours 32.18 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 26.69 kilowatt-hours 21.81 kilowatt-hours 35.74 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 24.65 kilowatt-hours 24.16 kilowatt-hours 25.28 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 208 Burundi 40.58 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 209 Guinea-Bissau 36.34 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 210 Central African Republic 27.17 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 212 Somalia 22.62 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 213 Chad 18.23 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 214 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Sierra Leone?
Electricity demand per person in Sierra Leone was 24.3 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 35.74 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 8.89 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
How does Sierra Leone rank for electricity demand per person?
Sierra Leone ranks 211th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity demand per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 5,717 data points, 1990–2025
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.