Access to electricity, urban in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Access to electricity, urban was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 65.6% for access to electricity, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 65.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2010.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 208th of 215 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 electricity, urban in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.8% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -55.8% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +133.1% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 23.8% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 11.8% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 56.4% | 65.6% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.4% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Guinea-Bissau?
- Access to electricity, urban in Guinea-Bissau was 65.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2010.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 208th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.