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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

South Sudan: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 6.7% (2019). Mobile subscriptions is 46.6 (2023), 203rd of 210 in the world and 46th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2023), 207th of 208 in the world and 47th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users6.7%2019Mobile subscriptions46.62023 · world 203/210 · region 46/48Fixed broadband0.02023 · world 207/208 · region 47/48Fixed telephone0.02023 · world 213/213 · region 48/48
Internet users
South SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%20052010201520202025South Sudan6.7%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
South SudanSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025South Sudan46.6Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: South Sudan in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population6.7%2019——·1.5%20126.7%2019—35.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people46.62023203/21046/48·15.430.22021+82%since 201390.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.02023207/20847/48·0.00.02021+94%since 20131.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.02023213/21348/48·0.00.02022—since 20130.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people52024210/21543/48··4—9032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population5.4%2024215/21548/48·1.5%7.3%+1.1 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population0.7%2024211/21147/47·1.0%5.4%−1.9 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population22.8%2024213/21348/488.1%4.0%14.6%+11.2 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population0.0%2024192/19248/481.0%0.0%0.0%±0.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person53 kWh2024148/14931/320 kWh0 kWh48 kWh+32%since 2014380 kWh190 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person63 kgoe2024150/15032/32·59 kgoe201270 kgoe+1.7%since 2014476 kgoe362 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output4.2%2024136/14932/32·5.8%20124.1%−1.4 ppsince 201413.4%18.9%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

South Sudan and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with South Sudan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorSouth SudanEthiopiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoKenyaSudanUganda
Internet users6.7%201921.9%202419.7%202435.0%202418.6%20178.9%2024
Mobile subscriptions46.6202365.1202458.52024126.5202470.2202283.22024
Fixed broadband0.020230.620240.020243.020240.120220.22024
Fixed telephone0.020230.620240.020240.120240.320220.42024
Secure servers52024242024102024400202422024542024
Electricity access5.4%202456.6%202422.5%202477.0%202466.0%202455.3%2024
Electricity access, rural0.7%202444.8%20241.0%202467.1%202454.2%202444.8%2024
Electricity access, urban22.8%202495.1%202455.0%202498.1%202487.9%202478.3%2024
Clean cooking0.0%20247.0%20245.0%202432.0%202447.0%20242.0%2024
Ethiopia: digital & energy accessDemocratic Republic of the Congo: digital & energy accessKenya: digital & energy accessSudan: digital & energy accessUganda: digital & energy access
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