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.
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
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- 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)
- Fuel exports 1.7% (1983)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 10.6% (2023)
- Renewable freshwater resources per capita 14,416 cubic meters (2022)
- Internal renewable freshwater resources by region 26 billion cubic meters (2022)
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.