Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea
Guinea: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea is 2.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 184th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
- 181 Somalia 5.0% compare
- 183 Gambia 3.0% compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 184 Madagascar 2.0% compare
- 184 Malawi 2.0% compare
- 184 Mali 2.0% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 184 Uganda 2.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fuel imports 13.8% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
- Ores and metals exports 25.8% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Guinea was 2.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Guinea ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.