Somalia Electricity Access 2000-2023

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2020 was 49.73%, a 0.53% increase from 2019.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2019 was 49.20%, a 1.57% decline from 2018.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2018 was 50.77%, a 1.34% decline from 2017.
  • Somalia electricity access for 2017 was 52.10%, a 0.99% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Population
Tajikistan 99.78%
Afghanistan 97.70%
Nepal 89.90%
Syrian Arab Republic 89.14%
Comoros 86.74%
Yemen 73.76%
Senegal 70.37%
Gambia 62.27%
Togo 54.00%
Zimbabwe 52.75%
North Korea 52.31%
Eritrea 52.17%
Ethiopia 51.09%
Mali 50.56%
Somalia 49.73%
Haiti 46.93%
Rwanda 46.60%
Guinea 44.67%
Uganda 42.07%
Benin 41.41%
Tanzania 39.90%
Madagascar 33.74%
Guinea-Bissau 33.34%
Mozambique 30.60%
Liberia 27.53%
Sierra Leone 26.20%
Niger 19.25%
Democratic Republic of Congo 19.10%
Burkina Faso 18.96%
Central African Republic 15.47%
Malawi 14.87%
Burundi 11.74%
Chad 11.08%
South Sudan 7.24%
Somalia Electricity Access - Historical Data
Year % of Population Annual Change
2020 49.73% 0.53%
2019 49.20% -1.57%
2018 50.77% -1.34%
2017 52.10% 0.99%
2016 51.11% -0.02%
2015 51.13% -0.16%
2014 51.29% -0.24%
2013 51.53% -0.23%
2012 51.76% -0.21%
2011 51.97% -0.20%
2010 52.16% 26.83%
2009 25.33% 2.62%
2008 22.71% 2.61%
2007 20.10% 4.87%
2006 15.23% 0.33%
2005 14.90% 2.60%
2004 12.30% 2.60%
2003 9.71% 2.31%
2002 7.40% 2.90%
2001 4.50% 2.61%
2000 1.89% 2.61%