South Sudan's electricity generation rose from 0.4 in 2012 to 0.6 in 2024.
South Sudan's primary energy consumption rose from 6.0 in 2012 to 7.0 in 2023.
South Sudan · Energy
Generation, consumption, mix, dependence and intensity.
26 indicators · 25 with data
Electricity consumption per capita
kilowatt-hours per person
186th of 194 · 38th in Sub-Saharan Africa
South Sudan's electricity consumption per capita rose from 40.9 kWh in 2012 to 46.9 kWh in 2024.
South Sudan's solar electricity generation rose from 0 in 2012 to 0.0 in 2024.
South Sudan's wind electricity generation was 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2024.
South Sudan's hydropower electricity generation was 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2024.
South Sudan's nuclear electricity generation was 0 in 2012 and 0 in 2024.
South Sudan's energy use per capita rose from 554.6 kWh in 2012 to 613.1 kWh in 2023.
South Sudan's renewable energy rose from 30.6 % in 2012 to 32.4 % in 2021.
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- Renewable electricityunchanged +0.0 pts177th of 193
- Fossil fuel electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts177th of 193
- Low-carbon electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts177th of 193
- Hydropower electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts146th of 190
- Nuclear electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts32nd of 191
- Solar electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts116th of 193
- Wind electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts106th of 191
- Coal electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts1st of 192
- Gas electricity shareunchanged +0.0 pts117th of 190
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- Energy importsup +41.6 pts132nd of 132
- Net electricity imports (% of demand)unchanged +0.0 pts75th of 194
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- Carbon intensity of electricityunchanged +0.0 %164th of 193
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- Access to electricity (% of population)unchanged +0.0 pts215th of 215
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- Oil productiondown −41.3 %42nd of 50
- Gas productionunchanged +0.096th of 204*
- Coal productionunchanged +0.066th of 204*
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- Energy intensity of GDPNo data