Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea
Guinea: Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources was 11.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.9% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea peaked at 53.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2021.
That places Guinea 183rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | -28.2% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -19.7% |
| 2014 | 39.7% | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | -68.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 25.7% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 21.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 11.9% | 38.2% | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 13.8% (2016)
- Ores and metals imports 0.3% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea?
- Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources in Guinea was 11.9% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources?
- Guinea ranks 183rd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.