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Access to electricity in Sierra Leone
2000 – 2024 · 25 data points
40 of 42 · Countries
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
39.2%
+3.7 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
40 of 42
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+20.4 pp
vs World
−52.7 pp
World: 91.9% · 2024
Access to electricity, 2000 – 2024 percent · Sierra Leone · World
+20.4 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2000
2010
2015
2024
Sierra Leone
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024
Compared with Access to electricity · percent
Sierra Leone
39.2%
World
91.9%
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 2000 – 2024
Latest value
39.2% · 2024
First value
7.7% · 2000
Highest
39.2% · 2024
Lowest
7.7% · 2000
Data points
25
By year
All years · 2000 – 2024
| Year | Sierra Leone | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.2% | +3.7 pp | 91.9% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +6.1 pp | 91.6% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +1.9 pp | 91.3% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +1.2 pp | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +3.6 pp | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | −3.4 pp | 90.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +2.7 pp | 89.8% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +3.1 pp | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +0.6 pp | 88.1% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.9 pp | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +5.3 pp | 86.2% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | −3.7 pp | 85.7% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +3.0 pp | 84.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +2.7 pp | 84.5% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | −3.1 pp | 83.5% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +2.5 pp | 82.9% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | −0.9 pp | 82.7% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.8 pp | 82.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +0.9 pp | 81.4% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | −5.5 pp | 80.7% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | +6.9 pp | 80.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +0.7 pp | 80.0% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +0.7 pp | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +0.8 pp | 78.7% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | 78.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Access to electricity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Congo - Kinshasa | 18.0% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 23.4% | |
| 40 | Liberia | 24.2% | |
| 39 | Congo - Brazzaville | 46.2% | |
| 38 | Yemen | 79.2% | |
| 37 | Gabon | 86.3% | |
| 36 | Honduras | 86.5% | |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 88.0% | |
| 34 | India | 91.8% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 93.0% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 98.1% | |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 98.1% | |
| 30 | Colombia | 98.5% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 99.2% | |
| 28 | Algeria | 99.5% | |
| 27 | Chile | 99.7% | |
| 26 | Brazil | 99.8% | |
| 25 | Lebanon | 99.9% | |
| 24 | United States | 100.0% | |
| 23 | Türkiye | 100.0% | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 21 | Russia | 100.0% | |
| 20 | Romania | 100.0% | |
| 19 | Poland | 100.0% | |
| 18 | Norway | 100.0% | |
| 17 | Netherlands | 100.0% | |
| 16 | Mexico | 100.0% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 100.0% | |
| 14 | South Korea | 100.0% | |
| 13 | Italy | 100.0% | |
| 12 | Hong Kong SAR China | 100.0% | |
| 11 | Greece | 100.0% | |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | |
| 9 | France | 100.0% | |
| 8 | Finland | 100.0% | |
| 7 | Spain | 100.0% | |
| 6 | Egypt | 100.0% | |
| 5 | Germany | 100.0% | |
| 4 | Czechia | 100.0% | |
| 3 | China | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Canada | 100.0% | |
| 1 | Argentina | 100.0% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017
What it means
The share of people living in homes with electricity.
How it is calculated
Population with access to electricity divided by the total population, from household surveys.
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