Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone is 39.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 108.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone peaked at 39.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 219th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -32.7% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -21.5% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 7.7% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 26.3% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 216 Guinea-Bissau 43.7% compare
- 217 Papua New Guinea 43.3% compare
- 218 Madagascar 42.5% compare
- 220 Mozambique 36.9% compare
- 221 Liberia 34.9% compare
- 222 Burkina Faso 34.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.19 % 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 1.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural in Sierra Leone was 39.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Sierra Leone ranks 219th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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