Share of electricity generation from solar in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of electricity generation from solar was 9.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from solar in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 9.5% for share of electricity generation from solar in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from solar in Sierra Leone peaked at 9.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 54th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from solar in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +90.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 9.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.8%, 5.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 9.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 6.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.0% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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 share of electricity generation from solar in Sierra Leone?
- Share of electricity generation from solar in Sierra Leone was 9.5% 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 solar recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from solar recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of electricity generation from solar?
- Sierra Leone ranks 54th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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 solar. 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.