Share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan
Sudan: Share of electricity generation from oil was 20.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan stood at 20.3%.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan peaked at 71.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2010.
Sudan ranks 82nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | -31.1% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -65.2% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +64.1% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | +6.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 20.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.0%, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 20.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.6%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.4% | 49.3% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 17.2% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 19.0% | 37.3% | 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 share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan?
- Share of electricity generation from oil in Sudan was 20.3% in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from oil recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
- How does Sudan rank for share of electricity generation from oil?
- Sudan ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.