Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Sierra Leone

Access to electricity in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 39.2%. Ranked 205 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 31.5 pp.

2024 39.2% +3.7 pp vs 2023
World rank 205of 215
Period maximum 39.2%2024
Period minimum 7.7%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Sierra Leone, 2000–20240102030402000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 7.7%2001: 8.5%2002: 9.2%2003: 9.9%2004: 16.8%2005: 11.3%2006: 12.2%2007: 13%2008: 12.1%2009: 14.6%2010: 11.5%2011: 14.2%2012: 17.2%2013: 13.5%2014: 18.8%2015: 19.7%2016: 20.3%2017: 23.4%2018: 26.1%2019: 22.7%2020: 26.3%2021: 27.5%2022: 29.4%2023: 35.5%2024: 39.2%
Change over the period: +31.5 pp Annual average: 1.31 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 39.2%
World 91.9%
Western Africa computed 60.3%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 39.2 +3.7 pp
2023 35.5 +6.1 pp
2022 29.4 +1.9 pp
2021 27.5 +1.2 pp
2020 26.3 +3.6 pp
2019 22.7 −3.4 pp
2018 26.1 +2.7 pp
2017 23.4 +3.1 pp
2016 20.3 +0.6 pp
2015 19.7 +0.9 pp
2014 18.8 +5.3 pp
2013 13.5 −3.7 pp
2012 17.2 +3 pp
2011 14.2 +2.7 pp
2010 11.5 −3.1 pp
2009 14.6 +2.5 pp
2008 12.1 −0.9 pp
2007 13 +0.8 pp
2006 12.2 +0.9 pp
2005 11.3 −5.5 pp
2004 16.8 +6.9 pp
2003 9.9 +0.7 pp
2002 9.2 +0.7 pp
2001 8.5 +0.8 pp
2000 7.7

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.