South Sudan Electricity Access 2007-2024

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • South Sudan electricity access for 2022 was 8.40%, a 0.7% increase from 2021.
  • South Sudan electricity access for 2021 was 7.70%, a 0.4% increase from 2020.
  • South Sudan electricity access for 2020 was 7.30%, a 0.5% increase from 2019.
  • South Sudan electricity access for 2019 was 6.80%, a 0.5% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Comoros 89.90%
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Yemen 76.00%
Senegal 67.90%
Gambia 65.40%
Togo 57.20%
Benin 56.50%
Eritrea 55.40%
Ethiopia 55.00%
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Mali 53.00%
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Zimbabwe 50.10%
Haiti 49.30%
Somalia 48.90%
Guinea 47.70%
Uganda 47.10%
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Madagascar 36.10%
Mozambique 33.20%
Liberia 31.80%
Sierra Leone 29.40%
Democratic Republic of Congo 21.50%
Burkina Faso 19.50%
Niger 19.50%
Central African Republic 15.70%
Malawi 14.00%
Chad 11.70%
Burundi 10.30%
South Sudan 8.40%
South Sudan Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2022 8.40% 0.70%
2021 7.70% 0.40%
2020 7.30% 0.50%
2019 6.80% 0.50%
2018 6.30% 2.10%
2017 4.20% -1.10%
2016 5.30% 0.50%
2015 4.80% 0.50%
2014 4.30% 0.50%
2013 3.80% 0.50%
2012 3.30% 0.50%
2011 2.80% 1.30%
2010 1.50% -1.50%
2009 3.00% 1.70%
2008 1.30% 0.50%
2007 0.80% 0.50%