Electricity generation from solar in Sudan
Sudan: Electricity generation from solar was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar in Sudan, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2024, electricity generation from solar in Sudan stood at 0.16 terawatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 1,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar in Sudan peaked at 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Sudan ranks 107th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity generation from solar in Sudan, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2002 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2003 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2004 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2005 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2006 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2007 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2008 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2009 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2010 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2011 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2012 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2013 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 terawatt-hours | +333.3% |
| 2023 | 0.14 terawatt-hours | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.16 terawatt-hours | +14.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.16 terawatt-hours is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.05 terawatt-hours, 3.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.16 terawatt-hours is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.04 terawatt-hours, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.012 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.02 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.098 terawatt-hours | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 0.16 terawatt-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 from solar in Sudan?
- Electricity generation from solar in Sudan was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 terawatt-hours in 2024.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for electricity generation from solar?
- Sudan ranks 107th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from solar rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from solar. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.