Sierra Leone - Access to electricity

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population)

Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) in Sierra Leone was 4.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 16 years was 9.73 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.60 in 2006.

Definition: Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
2004 9.73
2006 0.60
2007 0.72
2009 0.92
2012 1.23
2014 1.52
2015 1.69
2016 1.64
2017 5.35
2018 6.43
2019 1.50
2020 4.77

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)

Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population) in Sierra Leone was 54.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 54.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 23.43 in 2000.

Definition: Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
2000 23.43
2001 24.83
2002 26.23
2003 27.64
2004 29.06
2005 35.85
2006 31.95
2007 33.44
2008 33.10
2009 36.44
2010 34.34
2011 35.75
2012 40.96
2013 41.40
2014 43.92
2015 45.39
2016 46.90
2017 48.70
2018 53.20
2019 51.40
2020 54.69

Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity (% of population) in Sierra Leone was 26.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 26.20 in 2020, while its lowest value was 7.79 in 2000.

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

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

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Year Value
2000 7.79
2001 8.55
2002 9.31
2003 10.06
2004 16.80
2005 11.33
2006 12.30
2007 13.05
2008 12.10
2009 14.58
2010 11.46
2011 14.20
2012 16.98
2013 13.50
2014 18.67
2015 19.53
2016 20.30
2017 23.40
2018 26.10
2019 22.70
2020 26.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use