Electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Electricity net consumption was 0.1307 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone, 1980–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.1307 for electricity net consumption in 2019.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and up 156.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.226 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0363, in 2006.
That places Sierra Leone 187th out of 202 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1748 | — |
| 1981 | 0.1972 | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2083 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.212 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.226 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1535 | -32.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1376 | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1367 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1497 | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1944 | +29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1962 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2009 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2009 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2037 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2074 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0837 | -59.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1255 | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0837 | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0958 | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0632 | -34.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0828 | +30.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1218 | +47.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1376 | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1255 | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1042 | -17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 | -30.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0363 | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.053 | +46.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0486 | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.051 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1516 | +197.4% |
| 2011 | 0.16 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1609 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1488 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1691 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1823 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1949 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1289 | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1827 | +41.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1307 | -28.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.1307 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.22, 11% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.1307 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +197.4% | 0.051 | 0.1516 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.179 | 0.1367 | 0.226 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1461 | 0.0632 | 0.2074 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0833 | 0.0363 | 0.1376 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 | 0.1289 | 0.1949 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 184 American Samoa 0.151 compare
- 185 Central African Republic 0.1404 compare
- 186 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1339 compare
- 188 Samoa 0.1201 compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.1163 compare
- 190 Comoros 0.0962 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 electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone?
- Electricity net consumption in Sierra Leone was 0.1307 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest electricity net consumption recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.226 in 1984.
- What is the lowest electricity net consumption recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0363 in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for electricity net consumption?
- Sierra Leone ranks 187th out of 202 countries with data for 2019.
- Is electricity net consumption rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Electricity net consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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