Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 31.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 31.8% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 108.6% 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 34 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 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% |
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 | 32.6% | 31.3% | 34.7% | 4 |
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- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Equatorial Guinea was 31.8% in 2023, 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 2023.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.6%. 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.