Renewable energy share in South Sudan

Renewable sources provided 32.4% of final energy consumption in South Sudan in 2021.

Measure: Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) Unit: % of total final energy consumption Data: 2012 to 2021 Source: World Bank
South Sudan, 2021 32.4% % of total final energy consumption
Change from 2020 −0.4percentage points 2020: 32.8%
World, 2020 19.7% Official aggregate Not the same period as South Sudan (2021).
Position in 2021 76th of 212 See the full ranking

Renewable energy share in South Sudan over time

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

Renewable energy consumption share (World Bank) (% of total final energy consumption), 1998 to 2021
Period South SudanWorld
2021 32.4% –
2020 32.8% 19.7%
2019 31.4% 18.6%
2018 31.5% 18.1%
2017 35.1% 17.9%
2016 28.7% 17.6%
2015 27.5% 17.4%
2014 29.4% 17.3%
2013 30.1% 17.2%
2012 30.6% 16.9%
2011 – 16.7%
2010 – 16.7%
2009 – 17.1%
2008 – 16.7%
2007 – 16.5%
2006 – 16.7%
2005 – 16.6%
2004 – 16.8%
2003 – 17.1%
2002 – 17.2%
2001 – 17.2%
2000 – 17.5%
1999 – 17.9%
1998 – 17.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 32.8% in 2020.
  • Since 2012, when it was 30.6%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, South Sudan has the 76th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2012 to 2021 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 and IRENA via Tracking SDG 7