Electricity generation per person in Sudan
Sudan: Electricity generation per person was 292.77 kilowatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
292.77 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
177th
of 214 countries
All-time high
370.78 kilowatt-hours
in 2018
All-time low
91.31 kilowatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation per person in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 292.77 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation per person in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Sudan peaked at 370.78 kilowatt-hours in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.31 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
That places Sudan 177th 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.
Electricity generation per person in Sudan, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.31 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 93.98 kilowatt-hours | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 102.64 kilowatt-hours | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 116.07 kilowatt-hours | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 117.81 kilowatt-hours | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 126.67 kilowatt-hours | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 145.35 kilowatt-hours | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 157.49 kilowatt-hours | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 167.74 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 191.21 kilowatt-hours | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 214.04 kilowatt-hours | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 235.47 kilowatt-hours | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 257.29 kilowatt-hours | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 273.91 kilowatt-hours | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 293.89 kilowatt-hours | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 327.05 kilowatt-hours | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 353.13 kilowatt-hours | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 367.56 kilowatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 370.78 kilowatt-hours | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 356.11 kilowatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 367.61 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 368.24 kilowatt-hours | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 339.79 kilowatt-hours | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 289.95 kilowatt-hours | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 292.77 kilowatt-hours | +1.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 292.77 kilowatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.51 kilowatt-hours, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 292.77 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 243.76 kilowatt-hours, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 131.03 kilowatt-hours | 91.31 kilowatt-hours | 191.21 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 304.92 kilowatt-hours | 214.04 kilowatt-hours | 370.78 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 331.67 kilowatt-hours | 289.95 kilowatt-hours | 368.24 kilowatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More energy & mining data for Sudan
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -4.09 % 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.9% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation per person in Sudan?
- Electricity generation per person in Sudan was 292.77 kilowatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation per person recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 370.78 kilowatt-hours in 2018.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.31 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for electricity generation per person?
- Sudan ranks 177th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.