Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) was 70.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 70.4% for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% 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 99th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources (% of total) 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 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +3.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 70.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.9%, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 70.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil, gas and coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -27.5% | 84.8% | 61.4% |
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 | 68.0% | 65.3% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (1983)
- Gas production 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 38,081 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 72.07 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 38,081 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 electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Equatorial Guinea was 70.4% in 2024, 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 99th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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.