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South Sudan — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for South Sudan, 2007–2024.
Latest value · 2024
5.40%
Access to Electricity (% of Population) · % of population · +575.0% since 2007
Electricity access for South Sudan was 5.40% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 18 years, from 2007 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 8.40% in 2022. The lowest was 0.80% in 2007 (about 6.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 11.89% per year.
South Sudan ranks 215 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so South Sudan sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 36% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 26%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
5.40%
First (2007)
0.80%
Change
+575.0%
Highest
8.40%
in 2022
Lowest
0.80%
in 2007
Average
4.58%
Annual growth (CAGR)
11.89%
Years of data
18
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.4% |
| 2023 | 5.4% |
| 2022 | 8.4% |
| 2021 | 7.7% |
| 2020 | 7.3% |
| 2019 | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population with access to electricity. Access means the household is connected to a source that provides a reliable supply. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS — Access to Electricity (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.