Access to electricity in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Access to electricity was 20.3% in 2016. β² Rising
Access to electricity in Sierra Leone, 1990β2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 20.3% for access to electricity in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Sierra Leone peaked at 20.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1990.
Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.0% | 7.1% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 11.5% | 20.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 202 Mozambique, Republic of 24.2% compare
- 203 Papua New Guinea 22.9% compare
- 204 Madagascar, Republic of 22.9% compare
- 206 Liberia 19.8% compare
- 207 Burkina Faso 19.2% compare
- 208 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.1% compare
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Sierra Leone?
- Access to electricity in Sierra Leone was 20.3% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1990.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for access to electricity?
- Sierra Leone ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.