Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 68.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2022
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 68.7% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 96.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2014.
That places Equatorial Guinea 103rd out of 210 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.1% | — |
| 1991 | 90.3% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 84.4% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 81.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 79.4% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 77.4% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 74.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | -21.2% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.7% | 74.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 70.7% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 61.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 65.3% | 68.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 100 Vanuatu 74.8% compare
- 101 Poland 71.2% compare
- 102 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.6% compare
- 104 North Macedonia 68.0% compare
- 105 Australia 66.1% compare
- 106 Madagascar 65.5% compare
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea was 68.7% in 2022, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2014.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 103rd out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 oil, gas and coal sources (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The share of electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Coal refers to all coal and brown coal, both primary (including hard coal and lignite-brown coal) and derived fuels (including patent fuel, coke oven coke, gas coke, coke oven gas, and blast furnace gas). Peat is also included in this category.