Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) was 29.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 29.5% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 38.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2011.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 67th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.9% | — |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +40.3% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +47.6% |
| 1993 | 15.6% | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 18.2% | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +184.9% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -63.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +157.6% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +66.6% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +152.9% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 34.7% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -7.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 29.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 3.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 29.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +184.9% | 10.3% | 29.3% |
| 2012 | +157.6% | 3.6% | 9.2% |
| 2014 | +152.9% | 15.2% | 38.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 6.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 5.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 3.6% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 29.5% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea was 29.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2011.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 67th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as part of Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from hydroelectric sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.