Access to electricity, urban in Guinea
Guinea: Access to electricity, urban was 93.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Guinea, 1999–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to electricity, urban in Guinea is 93.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Guinea peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 177th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Access to electricity, urban in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.8% | — |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 59.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 73.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.9% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.8% | 53.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 55.9% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 71.9% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.0% | 88.3% | 93.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 174 Yemen 95.0% compare
- 175 Côte d'Ivoire 94.3% compare
- 176 Mauritania 94.2% compare
- 178 South Africa 92.4% compare
- 179 Eswatini 92.1% compare
- 180 Vanuatu 90.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 13.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Guinea?
- Access to electricity, urban in Guinea was 93.6% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Guinea ranks 177th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.