Electricity demand per person in Sudan

Sudan: Electricity demand per person was 308.63 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
308.63 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
178th
of 214 countries
All-time high
388.87 kilowatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
91.31 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Electricity demand per person in Sudan, 2000–2024

1002003004002000201220242000: 91.3 kilowatt-hours2001: 94 kilowatt-hours2002: 102.6 kilowatt-hours2003: 116.1 kilowatt-hours2004: 117.8 kilowatt-hours2005: 126.7 kilowatt-hours2006: 145.3 kilowatt-hours2007: 157.5 kilowatt-hours2008: 167.7 kilowatt-hours2009: 191.2 kilowatt-hours2010: 214 kilowatt-hours2011: 235.5 kilowatt-hours2012: 259.2 kilowatt-hours2013: 282.4 kilowatt-hours2014: 305.2 kilowatt-hours2015: 330.3 kilowatt-hours2016: 363.8 kilowatt-hours2017: 388.4 kilowatt-hours2018: 388.9 kilowatt-hours2019: 360.7 kilowatt-hours2020: 383.2 kilowatt-hours2021: 387.6 kilowatt-hours2022: 357.6 kilowatt-hours2023: 302.9 kilowatt-hours2024: 308.6 kilowatt-hours

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

Analysis

Sudan recorded 308.63 kilowatt-hours for electricity demand per person in 2024.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Sudan peaked at 388.87 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.31 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.

Sudan ranks 178th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 131.03 kilowatt-hours 91.31 kilowatt-hours 191.21 kilowatt-hours 10
2010s 312.84 kilowatt-hours 214.04 kilowatt-hours 388.87 kilowatt-hours 10
2020s 347.99 kilowatt-hours 302.94 kilowatt-hours 387.58 kilowatt-hours 5

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 175 Nepal 371.99 kilowatt-hours compare
  2. 176 East Timor 364.12 kilowatt-hours compare
  3. 177 Cote d'Ivoire 315.02 kilowatt-hours compare
  4. 179 Kiribati 297.35 kilowatt-hours compare
  5. 180 Guinea 273.13 kilowatt-hours compare
  6. 181 Kenya 270.8 kilowatt-hours compare

See the full ranking of 214 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity demand per person in Sudan?
Electricity demand per person in Sudan was 308.63 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 Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 388.87 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 91.31 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
How does Sudan rank for electricity demand per person?
Sudan ranks 178th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sudan 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.