Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Somalia

Access to electricity in Somalia in 2024 — 54.4%. Ranked 194 in the world out of 215. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 52.3 pp.

2024 54.4% +4.1 pp vs 2023
World rank 194of 215
Period maximum 54.4%2024
Period minimum 2.1%2000

Trend over time

2000–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Somalia, 2000–202402040602000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 2.1%2001: 4.7%2002: 7.4%2003: 9.8%2004: 12.4%2005: 15%2006: 15.2%2007: 20.2%2008: 22.9%2009: 25.5%2010: 52.3%2011: 52%2012: 51.8%2013: 51.5%2014: 51.4%2015: 51.2%2016: 51.1%2017: 52.1%2018: 50.7%2019: 49.2%2020: 49.9%2021: 49.3%2022: 48.9%2023: 50.3%2024: 54.4%
Change over the period: +52.3 pp Annual average: 2.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Somalia 54.4%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 54.4 +4.1 pp
2023 50.3 +1.4 pp
2022 48.9 −0.4 pp
2021 49.3 −0.6 pp
2020 49.9 +0.7 pp
2019 49.2 −1.5 pp
2018 50.7 −1.4 pp
2017 52.1 +1 pp
2016 51.1 −0.1 pp
2015 51.2 −0.2 pp
2014 51.4 −0.1 pp
2013 51.5 −0.3 pp
2012 51.8 −0.2 pp
2011 52 −0.3 pp
2010 52.3 +26.8 pp
2009 25.5 +2.6 pp
2008 22.9 +2.7 pp
2007 20.2 +5 pp
2006 15.2 +0.2 pp
2005 15 +2.6 pp
2004 12.4 +2.6 pp
2003 9.8 +2.4 pp
2002 7.4 +2.7 pp
2001 4.7 +2.6 pp
2000 2.1

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.