Sudan’s electricity access held at 66% of population in 2024.

Higher is better. Higher is better because every person added to the count can light a home, charge a phone, keep food cold and run a workshop. The latest figure for 2024 is 66% of population, the same as the 66% of population recorded a year earlier, a change of 0 percentage points. Since 2015 the range runs from a low of 48% of population in 2015 to a high of 66% of population in 2023. The latest reading therefore sits at the top of that range, level with the 2023 peak.

Why it matters. At 66% of population, most Sudanese households can use electricity, while the remaining households rely on other sources for lighting and phone charging. Firms without a connection run their own generators, which adds fuel costs. A flat year after the climb from 48% of population in 2015 means access stopped widening in 2024.