Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 35.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone is 35.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone peaked at 35.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of population | 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% |
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 | 29.7% | 26.3% | 35.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 40.5% compare
- 202 Madagascar 39.4% compare
- 203 Mozambique 36.0% compare
- 205 Liberia 32.5% compare
- 206 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 22.1% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 21.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Sierra Leone
- Fuel imports 1.1% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2018)
- Ores and metals exports 19.7% (2018)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Sierra Leone was 35.5% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 204th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.