Fossil electricity share in South Sudan

Oil, gas and coal produced 92.8% of electricity in South Sudan in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2012.

Measure: Electricity from oil, gas and coal Unit: % of total electricity production Data: 2012 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Sudan, 2024 92.8% % of total electricity production
Change from 2023 −3.3percentage points 2023: 96.1%
World, 2023 48.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as South Sudan (2024).

Fossil electricity share in South Sudan over time

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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Electricity from oil, gas and coal (% of total electricity production), 2001 to 2024
Period South SudanWorld
2024 92.8% –
2023 96.1% 48.7%
2022 98.8% 60.7%
2021 98.7% 61.5%
2020 98.7% 61.4%
2019 99.1% 62.9%
2018 99.4% 64.1%
2017 99.4% 64.7%
2016 99.6% 65.3%
2015 99.7% 66.1%
2014 99.6% 66.7%
2013 99.6% 67.1%
2012 99.6% 67.7%
2011 – 67.8%
2010 – 66.9%
2009 – 66.6%
2008 – 67.3%
2007 – 67.7%
2006 – 66.5%
2005 – 66.1%
2004 – 65.8%
2003 – 66.1%
2002 – 64.9%
2001 – 64.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.3 percentage points from 96.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99.6%, the figure has changed by −6.8 percentage points.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.ELC.FOSL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2012 to 2024 for South Sudan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency