East Africa
Sudan
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Sudan and the EU
EU imports from
€463m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€267m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #126 supplier
EU trade balance
import-tilted
coverage 0.58
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
52
EUR/MWh
Consumer
40
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
214
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Conflict / governance collapseMarket model
State monopoly (SPSC, war-disrupted)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
ERA (Electricity Regulatory Authority)
Civil war since April 2023 has devastated electricity infrastructure. Pre-war, Merowe dam (1,250 MW) provided bulk of supply. Grid now fragmented between warring factions. Electrification collapsed from ~55% pre-war.
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
276
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
0
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Gold
Mine-water verifiability
Blind spot
conflict-disrupted gold sector
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
18.4
→ 24 by 2050
Fertility
4.26
above replacement
Working-age
56.2%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
5.9
→ 8.4 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 50.4M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +69% (85.2M)