Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production from oil sources in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production from oil sources in Equatorial Guinea is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production from oil sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 93.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 160th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production from oil 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 | 51.9% | -38.3% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 34.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.7% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -87.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -46.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.7%, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -87.0% | 28.2% | 3.7% |
| 2012 | -46.2% | 2.3% | 1.2% |
| 1999 | -38.3% | 84.1% | 51.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 51.9% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.2% | 3.7% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 157 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
- 158 United Arab Emirates 0.5% compare
- 159 Chile 0.5% compare
- 161 Togo 0.5% compare
- 162 Tunisia 0.5% compare
- 163 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
More energy & mining data for Equatorial Guinea
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (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)
- Fuel imports 2.7% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production from oil sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Electricity production from oil sources in Equatorial Guinea was 0.5% in 2024, according to IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA).
- What is the highest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest electricity production from oil sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for electricity production from oil sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 160th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity production from oil sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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 sources of total electricity production. Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.