Access to electricity as a share of population rose 7.97% to 7.24% in South Sudan in 2020, according to World Bank / EIA.
Historically, access to electricity as a share of population in South Sudan reached an all time high of 7.24% in 2020 and an all time low of 0.010% in 1990. When compared to South Sudan's main peers, access to electricity as a share of population in Central African Republic amounted to 15.5%, 51.1% in Ethiopia, 55.4% in Sudan and 42.1% in Uganda in 2020.
South Sudan has been ranked 177th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of access to electricity as a share of population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Access to Electricity (As % of Population) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Cameroon | % | 56.8% | 58.6% | 59.8% | 61.0% | 62.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 12.1% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 8.41% | 7.70% | 9.26% | 10.9% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 13.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 17.9% | 18.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 99.8% | 99.3% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 44.8% | 46.0% | 47.2% | 48.5% | 49.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 27.2% | 29.0% | 42.9% | 44.3% | 44.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 36.0% | 41.6% | 53.1% | 56.0% | 61.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | % | 19.8% | 22.8% | 29.4% | 34.1% | 37.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.1% | 52.1% | 50.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 4.10% | 4.60% | 5.12% | 4.20% | 6.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 44.9% | 46.9% | 48.8% | 50.8% | 52.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 20.4% | 18.5% | 26.7% | 32.5% | 41.9% |
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