Electricity demand per person in Somalia
Somalia: Electricity demand per person was 22.62 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity demand per person in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity demand per person in Somalia is 22.62 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Somalia peaked at 28.28 kilowatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22 kilowatt-hours, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 212th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.73 kilowatt-hours | 27.23 kilowatt-hours | 28.28 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.66 kilowatt-hours | 23.08 kilowatt-hours | 27.28 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.66 kilowatt-hours | 22 kilowatt-hours | 23.59 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 209 Guinea-Bissau 36.34 kilowatt-hours compare
- 210 Central African Republic 27.17 kilowatt-hours compare
- 211 Sierra Leone 24.3 kilowatt-hours compare
- 213 Chad 18.23 kilowatt-hours compare
- 214 Niue 0 kilowatt-hours compare
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- Fuel imports 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.1% (1982)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 72.3% (2022)
- Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Somalia?
- Electricity demand per person in Somalia was 22.62 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.28 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 kilowatt-hours in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for electricity demand per person?
- Somalia ranks 212th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.