Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 92.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau is 92.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2018.
That places Guinea-Bissau 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 92.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.6%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 92.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.1%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 92.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 50 Solomon Islands 93.4% compare
- 51 South Sudan 93.3% compare
- 53 Guyana 92.9% compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 92.8% compare
- 55 Barbados 92.7% compare
More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.63 % 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 17.4% (2018)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea-Bissau was 92.9% in 2021, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2018.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 52nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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About this data
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.