Somalia Electricity Access 2000-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2021 was 49.32%, a 0.54% decline from 2020.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2020 was 49.86%, a 0.66% increase from 2019.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2019 was 49.20%, a 1.53% decline from 2018.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2018 was 50.73%, a 1.37% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.57%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 88.82%
Comoros 87.94%
Yemen 74.88%
Senegal 67.98%
Gambia 63.70%
Togo 55.74%
Ethiopia 54.19%
Mali 53.38%
North Korea 52.63%
Eritrea 52.51%
Somalia 49.32%
Zimbabwe 48.98%
Rwanda 48.70%
Haiti 47.18%
Guinea 46.81%
Uganda 45.22%
Tanzania 42.74%
Benin 41.97%
Guinea-Bissau 35.76%
Madagascar 35.12%
Mozambique 31.49%
Liberia 29.85%
Sierra Leone 27.49%
Democratic Republic of Congo 20.77%
Burkina Faso 18.95%
Niger 18.60%
Central African Republic 15.68%
Malawi 14.19%
Chad 11.27%
Burundi 10.23%
South Sudan 7.75%
Somalia Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2021 49.32% -0.54%
2020 49.86% 0.66%
2019 49.20% -1.53%
2018 50.73% -1.37%
2017 52.10% 0.98%
2016 51.12% -0.12%
2015 51.24% -0.14%
2014 51.38% -0.17%
2013 51.55% -0.21%
2012 51.76% -0.25%
2011 52.01% -0.26%
2010 52.27% 26.77%
2009 25.51% 2.66%
2008 22.85% 2.64%
2007 20.21% 4.97%
2006 15.23% 0.25%
2005 14.98% 2.58%
2004 12.39% 2.57%
2003 9.82% 2.42%
2002 7.40% 2.71%
2001 4.69% 2.58%
2000 2.11% 2.58%