Access to electricity urban vs rural in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 89.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
89.3
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
178th
of 212 countries
All-time high
94.5
in 2000
All-time low
89
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 89.3 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 94.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 178th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.5 | — |
| 2001 | 94.3 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.8 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.5 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 93.3 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 93.1 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 92.9 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 92.7 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.2 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 93.1 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 92 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.8 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 91.7 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.4 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.2 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 91 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 90.8 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 90.5 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.3 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.8 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 89 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 89.3 | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 89.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 89.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.47 | 92.6 | 94.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.84 | 90.8 | 93.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.78 | 89 | 90.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
- Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 38,081 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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Equatorial Guinea?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Equatorial Guinea was 89.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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