Sudan — Electricity access
Access to Electricity (% of Population) for Sudan, 1990–2024.
Electricity access for Sudan was 66.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 66.00% in 2023. The lowest was 20.00% in 2008 (about 3.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.08% per year.
Sudan ranks 180 of 215 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 59.00%, so Sudan sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 47%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 17 of 48 economies; Equatorial Guinea (65.10%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 45% in 2009. That is 16% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 2023. Doubling roughly every 34 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 95th of 97 in 1990 → 181st of 211 in 2000 → 185th of 215 in 2010 → 181st of 215 in 2020 → 180th of 215 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 66% | +2.8 pp |
| 2022 | 63.2% | +1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +2.1 pp |
| 2020 | 59.7% | +2.1 pp |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +2.3 pp |
| 2018 | 55.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2017 | 53% | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 50.5% | +2.5 pp |
| 2015 | 48% | +3.1 pp |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +2.4 pp |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +2.3 pp |
| 2010 | 36% | +7.0 pp |
| 2009 | 29% | +9.0 pp |
| 2008 | 20% | -11.1 pp |
| 2007 | 31.1% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 30.2% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 29.4% | +6.4 pp |
| 2000 | 23% | -7.8 pp |
| 1999 | 30.78% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 30.31% | +0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 29.83% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 29.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 28.87% | +0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 28.38% | +0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 27.41% | +0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 26.92% | -5.9 pp |
| 1990 | 32.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sudan’s Electricity access in 1991?
26.92% (1991). 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 Sudan’s Electricity access growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +101.2% in total — about 2.1% 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: 66%; 2023: 66%; 2022: 63.2%; 2021: 61.8%; 2020: 59.7%. 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.