Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population was 55.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 55.3 for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in 2022.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Sierra Leone peaked at 57 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 26.4 | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.7 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.1 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 35.9 | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 32 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 33.5 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 33.1 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 36.5 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 41 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 41.4 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 46.9 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 48.7 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 53.2 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 51.4 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 55 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 55.3 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.28 | 23.6 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.21 | 34.3 | 53.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.77 | 55 | 57 | 3 |
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More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Sierra Leone?
- Access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population in Sierra Leone was 55.3 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population?
- Sierra Leone ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is access to electricity, urban, percent of urban population rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Access to electricity, urban, Percent of urban population (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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