South Sudan — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for South Sudan, 2007–2024.
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%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 48 of 48 economies; Chad (13.40%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 131% in 2009. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2007 level: doubled by 2009; grown tenfold by 2022. Doubling roughly every 6.2 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 214th of 214 in 2007 → 215th of 215 in 2010 → 215th of 215 in 2020 → 215th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2007 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -3.0 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% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was South Sudan’s Electricity access in 2008?
1.3% (2008). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is South Sudan’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 2007 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +575.0% in total — about 11.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 5.4%; 2023: 5.4%; 2022: 8.4%; 2021: 7.7%; 2020: 7.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.