Access to electricity (% of total population) in Sudan
Sudan: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 38.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Sudan, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 38.5% for access to electricity in 2016.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Sudan peaked at 44.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.8% | — |
| 1991 | 27.1% | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 31.8% | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 38.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 38.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity (% of total population) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.2% | 23.0% | 31.8% |
| 2000 | -25.8% | 31.0% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 27.1% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 23.0% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 35.5% | 44.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Sudan?
- Access to electricity in Sudan was 38.5% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for access to electricity?
- Sudan ranks 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.