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Energy consumption in South Sudan

The most important figure in the energy balance of South Sudan is the total consumption of
531.66 million kWh
of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 49 kWh.

South Sudan can completely be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 558 m kWh, also 105 percent of own requirements. The rest of the domestically produced energy is either exported into other countries or unused. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.

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Energy Balance

ElectricitytotalSouth Sudan
per capita
USA
per capita
Own consumption531.66 m kWh49.46 kWh11,744.38 kWh
Production557.66 m kWh51.88 kWh12,198.66 kWh

7.2% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. In rural areas, the share was 5.6%
Crude OilBarrel/daySouth Sudan
per capita
USA
per capita
Own consumption12,900.00 bbl0.001 bbl0.062 bbl
Production157,100.00 bbl0.015 bbl0.054 bbl
Export126,500.00 bbl0.012 bbl0.006 bbl

In 2017 there were still 3.75 bn barrels of recoverable but not yet used crude oil reserves in the currently known deposits of South Sudan. Worldwide, there are still proved oil reserves totaling around 1.7 tn billion barrels. South Sudan therefore has a share of 0.219% and ranks 26th out of 211 countries with crude oil reserves.

CO₂ emissions

CO₂ emissions
in 2019
South Sudan
per capita
USA
per capita
total1.70 m t0.16 t14.52 t
› of which diesel + gasoline1.78 bn t170.18 t7,179.51 t


Development of CO₂ emissions from 1990 to 2019 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country

CO₂ emissions South Sudan


Production capacities per energy source

The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.

In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.

Energy sourcetotal
in South Sudan
Percentage
in South Sudan
Percentage
USA
per capita
in South Sudan
per capita
USA
Fossil fuels1.05 bn kWh99,2 %59,9 %97.83 kWh2.06 kWh
Nuclear power0.00 kWh0,0 %19,5 %0.00 kWh0.67 kWh
Solar energy8.48 m kWh0,8 %3,2 %0.79 kWh0.11 kWh
Wind power0.00 kWh0,0 %8,3 %0.00 kWh0.29 kWh
Water power0.00 kWh0,0 %7,0 %0.00 kWh0.24 kWh
Tidal Power Plants0.00 kWh0,0 %0,0 %0.00 kWh0.00 kWh
Geothermics0.00 kWh0,0 %0,4 %0.00 kWh0.01 kWh
Biomass0.00 kWh0,0 %1,7 %0.00 kWh0.06 kWh

Usage of renewable energies

Renewable energy includes wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy sources. This means all energy sources that renew themselves within a short time or are permanently available. Energy from hydropower is only partly a renewable energy. This is certainly the case with river or tidal power plants. Otherwise, numerous dams or reservoirs also produce mixed forms, e.g. by pumping water into their reservoirs at night and recovering energy from them during the day when there is an increased demand for electricity. Since it is not possible to clearly determine the amount of generated energy, all energy from hydropower is displayed separately.

In 2019, renewable energy accounted for around 26.7 percent of actual total consumption in South Sudan. The following chart shows the percentage share from 2000 to 2019:

Renewable energy South Sudan
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