South Sudan's energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP) was 5.88 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.21% from 5.24 in 2016 (2.33% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.88 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 5.24 | 2016 |
| Highest | 6.06 | 2020 |
| Lowest | 4.06 | 2013 |
| Average since 2012 | 5.2 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 4.87 | 2012 |
Over five years it is up 12.21% from 5.24 in 2016 (2.33% a year on average, compounded). Since 2012 it is up 20.74% from 4.87 in 2012 (2.12% a year on average, compounded).
What the numbers say
In 2021, South Sudan's energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP) fell 3% on 2020 (from 6.06 to 5.88).
Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2020), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.8% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 16.6% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.2 a year. A straight line explains 77% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, South Sudan had the 30th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 5.88 | 2021 |
| World | 4.54 | 2021 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.14 | 2021 |
| Low income | 7.14 | 2021 |
Closest to South Sudan in the 2021 ranking
- China — 28th of 85: 6.3
- Belarus — 29th of 85: 6.18
- Haiti — 30th of 85: 5.88
- Kazakhstan — 32nd of 85: 5.81
- Saudi Arabia — 33rd of 85: 5.81
- Nepal — 34th of 85: 5.63
What this measures
Energy intensity level of primary energy is the ratio between energy supply and gross domestic product measured at purchasing power parity. Energy intensity is an indication of how much energy is used to produce one unit of economic output. Lower ratio indicates that less energy is used to produce one unit of output.
Limitations: Energy intensity level is only an imperfect proxy to energy efficiency indicator and it can be affected by a number of factors not necessarily linked to pure efficiency such as climate.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 10 values
| Year | Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.88 |
| 2020 | 6.06 |
| 2019 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 5.75 |
| 2017 | 5.21 |
| 2016 | 5.24 |
| 2015 | 5.03 |
| 2014 | 4.13 |
| 2013 | 4.06 |
| 2012 | 4.87 |
Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 3.1 (2021)
- Benin — 4.79 (2021)
- Botswana — 2.68 (2021)
- Burkina Faso — 5.4 (2022)
- Burundi — 7.4 (2022)
- Cabo Verde — 2.17 (2022)
- Cameroon — 4.23 (2021)
- Central African Republic — 8.31 (2022)
- Chad — 4.2 (2022)
More environment data for South Sudan
- Population in largest city — 500,088 (2025)
- Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 18.92% (2025)
- Rural population — 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population (% of total population) — 78.32% (2025)
- Urban population — 2.64 million (2025)
- Urban population (% of total population) — 21.68% (2025)
- Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.64% (2025)
- Urban population growth (annual %) — 3.46% (2025)
- Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) — 53.17 (2024)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)
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Questions people ask
- What is South Sudan's energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP)?
- 5.88 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2012?
- It is up 20.74% from 4.87 in 2012 (2.12% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6.06 in 2020 and the lowest 4.06 in 2013.
- How does South Sudan rank?
- 30th highest of 85 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP) unusual for South Sudan?
- In 2021, South Sudan's energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2021 PPP GDP) fell 3% on 2020 (from 6.06 to 5.88). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2020), the average change was +3.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.EGY.PRIM.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO); International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report; United Nations (UN), note: Tracking SD… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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