Share of the population with access to electricity: South Sudan
5.4% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 18 years from 2007 to 2024 are below.
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% 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 |
| 2012 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | 1.5 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 0.8 |