Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — South Sudan

Access to electricity in South Sudan in 2024 — 5.4%. Ranked 215 in the world out of 215. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 4.6 pp.

2024 5.4% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 215of 215
Period maximum 8.4%2022
Period minimum 0.8%2007

Trend over time

2007–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — South Sudan, 2007–202402.557.51020072009201120132015201720192021202320242007: 0.8%2008: 1.3%2009: 3%2010: 1.5%2011: 2.8%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.8%2014: 4.3%2015: 4.8%2016: 5.3%2017: 4.2%2018: 6.3%2019: 6.8%2020: 7.3%2021: 7.7%2022: 8.4%2023: 5.4%2024: 5.4%
Change over the period: +4.6 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 5.4%
World 91.9%
Eastern Africa computed 52.5%
Low-income countries computed 49%
Access to electricity — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.4 +0 pp
2023 5.4 −3 pp
2022 8.4 +0.7 pp
2021 7.7 +0.4 pp
2020 7.3 +0.5 pp
2019 6.8 +0.5 pp
2018 6.3 +2.1 pp
2017 4.2 −1.1 pp
2016 5.3 +0.5 pp
2015 4.8 +0.5 pp
2014 4.3 +0.5 pp
2013 3.8 +0.5 pp
2012 3.3 +0.5 pp
2011 2.8 +1.3 pp
2010 1.5 −1.5 pp
2009 3 +1.7 pp
2008 1.3 +0.5 pp
2007 0.8

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.