Access to electricity urban vs rural in Guinea
Guinea: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 93.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.6
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
174th
of 212 countries
All-time high
93.6
in 2024
All-time low
53.8
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Guinea, 1999–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 93.6 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Guinea peaked at 93.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.8, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 174th of 212 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 vs rural in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 53.8 | — |
| 2000 | 55.9 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 57.5 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 59 | +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 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.3 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 89.8 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 91 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 92.5 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 93.6 | +1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 93.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 93.6 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.98 | 55.9 | 70.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.35 | 71.9 | 86.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.04 | 88.3 | 93.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 171 Yemen 95 compare
- 172 Cote d'Ivoire 94.3 compare
- 173 Mauritania 94.2 compare
- 175 South Africa 92.4 compare
- 176 Eswatini 92.1 compare
- 177 Vanuatu 90.1 compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 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 Guinea?
- Access to electricity urban vs rural in Guinea was 93.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8 in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
- Guinea ranks 174th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 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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