Total electricity output in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Total electricity output was 205 GWh in 2015. ▼ Falling
Total electricity output in Sierra Leone, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
In 2015, total electricity output in Sierra Leone stood at 205 GWh.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 145.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Sierra Leone peaked at 237 GWh in 1994 and was at its lowest, 41.2 GWh, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 199th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 224 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 230 GWh | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 230 GWh | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 233 GWh | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 237 GWh | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 96.2 GWh | -59.4% |
| 1996 | 144.2 GWh | +49.9% |
| 1997 | 96.4 GWh | -33.1% |
| 1998 | 110.3 GWh | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 72.9 GWh | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 94.7 GWh | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 138.7 GWh | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 156.8 GWh | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 143.6 GWh | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 119.8 GWh | -16.6% |
| 2005 | 83.6 GWh | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 41.2 GWh | -50.7% |
| 2007 | 60 GWh | +45.6% |
| 2008 | 138.78 GWh | +131.3% |
| 2009 | 131.98 GWh | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 170.63 GWh | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 175.64 GWh | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 178.67 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 164.39 GWh | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 180.7 GWh | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 205 GWh | +13.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 205 GWh is below the median for low income countries, which is 999.16 GWh, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 205 GWh is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,327 GWh, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total electricity output 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +131.3% | 60 GWh | 138.78 GWh |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 167.4 GWh | 72.9 GWh | 237 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.92 GWh | 41.2 GWh | 156.8 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.17 GWh | 164.39 GWh | 205 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 196 Saint Kitts and Nevis 225.3 GWh compare
- 197 Gibraltar 207 GWh compare
- 198 Grenada 206.96 GWh compare
- 200 Central African Republic 171 GWh compare
- 201 American Samoa 169.4 GWh compare
- 202 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 166 GWh 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 total electricity output in Sierra Leone?
- Total electricity output in Sierra Leone was 205 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 237 GWh in 1994.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2 GWh in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for total electricity output?
- Sierra Leone ranks 199th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants