Somalia: Access to electricity
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| Somalia |
Access to electricity, percent of the population |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 48.90 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2000 - 2022 |
| Average | 34.63 |
| Min - Max | 2.10 - 52.30 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2022 is 48.9 percent, a decline from 49.3 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 86.75 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Somalia from 2000 to 2022 is 34.63 percent. The minimum value, 2.1 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 52.3 percent was recorded in 2010.
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Definition: Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline prices | 1.41 | 2016 | dollars |
| Diesel prices | 1.18 | 2016 | dollars |
| Share of clean energy | 95.40 | 2022 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.03 | 2023 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 1 | 2023 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 0.05 | 2023 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 26,272 | 2020 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Natural resources income | 11.24 | 2021 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 0.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 48.90 | 2022 | percent |