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South Sudan
Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Global rank#215out of 215 countries
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Historical trend

8.46.54.62.70.8200720162024South Sudan · 2024: 5South Sudan

Analytical takeaways

  • South Sudan records 5 for Access to electricity (% of population) in 2024, ranking #215 globally out of 215 countries.
  • Access to electricity (% of population) increased from 1 in 2007 to 5 in 2024, a gain of 5.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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