Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas was 89.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 89.3% for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas 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 in urban vs. rural areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 94.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, 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 in urban vs. rural areas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.5% | — |
| 2001 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | -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% | -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% | -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% | -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 100.0%, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 89.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 92.6% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.8% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.0% | 90.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -13.82 % 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas in Equatorial Guinea was 89.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 178th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas 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 SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The definition used in international statistics adopts a very low cutoff for what it means to ‘have access to electricity’. It is defined as having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.