Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guinea
Guinea: Electricity production from hydroelectric sources was 87.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 87.4% for electricity production from hydroelectric sources in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guinea peaked at 87.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2003.
Guinea ranks 14th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | -20.9% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 64.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 87.4% | +43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.3% | 46.3% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 60.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 60.9% | 87.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guinea?
- Electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Guinea was 87.4% in 2021, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity production from hydroelectric sources recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2003.
- How does Guinea rank for electricity production from hydroelectric sources?
- Guinea ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from hydroelectric sources rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.