Statizoid

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.4741 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4741 kilowatt-hours per dollar
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
146th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 1998
All-time low
0.3396 kilowatt-hours per dollar
in 2018
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2022

0.40.60.811980200120221980: 0.376 kilowatt-hours per dollar1981: 0.377 kilowatt-hours per dollar1982: 0.362 kilowatt-hours per dollar1983: 0.374 kilowatt-hours per dollar1984: 0.475 kilowatt-hours per dollar1985: 0.511 kilowatt-hours per dollar1986: 0.444 kilowatt-hours per dollar1987: 0.724 kilowatt-hours per dollar1988: 0.779 kilowatt-hours per dollar1989: 0.756 kilowatt-hours per dollar1990: 0.897 kilowatt-hours per dollar1991: 0.87 kilowatt-hours per dollar1992: 0.901 kilowatt-hours per dollar1993: 0.968 kilowatt-hours per dollar1994: 0.942 kilowatt-hours per dollar1995: 0.909 kilowatt-hours per dollar1996: 0.842 kilowatt-hours per dollar1997: 0.829 kilowatt-hours per dollar1998: 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar1999: 0.886 kilowatt-hours per dollar2000: 0.671 kilowatt-hours per dollar2001: 0.667 kilowatt-hours per dollar2002: 0.688 kilowatt-hours per dollar2003: 0.792 kilowatt-hours per dollar2004: 0.793 kilowatt-hours per dollar2005: 0.764 kilowatt-hours per dollar2006: 0.759 kilowatt-hours per dollar2007: 0.776 kilowatt-hours per dollar2008: 0.728 kilowatt-hours per dollar2009: 0.724 kilowatt-hours per dollar2010: 0.705 kilowatt-hours per dollar2011: 0.658 kilowatt-hours per dollar2012: 0.681 kilowatt-hours per dollar2013: 0.673 kilowatt-hours per dollar2014: 0.702 kilowatt-hours per dollar2015: 0.689 kilowatt-hours per dollar2016: 0.676 kilowatt-hours per dollar2017: 0.516 kilowatt-hours per dollar2018: 0.34 kilowatt-hours per dollar2019: 0.408 kilowatt-hours per dollar2020: 0.478 kilowatt-hours per dollar2021: 0.486 kilowatt-hours per dollar2022: 0.474 kilowatt-hours per dollar

Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per dollar.

Analysis

Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.4741 kilowatt-hours per dollar for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2022.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3396 kilowatt-hours per dollar, in 2018.

That places Guinea-Bissau 146th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5179 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3619 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7793 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
1990s 0.9043 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.8285 kilowatt-hours per dollar 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2000s 0.7362 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.6674 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7926 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2010s 0.6047 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.3396 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.7055 kilowatt-hours per dollar 10
2020s 0.4793 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4741 kilowatt-hours per dollar 0.4859 kilowatt-hours per dollar 3

Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau

  1. 143 Ireland 0.5407 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  2. 144 Denmark 0.5257 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  3. 145 Central African Republic 0.477 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  4. 147 Nigeria 0.4649 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  5. 148 Gabon 0.4617 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare
  6. 149 Myanmar 0.4605 kilowatt-hours per dollar compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

More energy & mining data for Guinea-Bissau

All data for Guinea-Bissau →

Frequently asked questions

What is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
Energy intensity vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 0.4741 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2022, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 1 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 1998.
What is the lowest energy intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3396 kilowatt-hours per dollar in 2018.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for energy intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 146th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
Is energy intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 43 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Energy intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
kilowatt-hours per dollar
Source
Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 7,728 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per international-$ of GDP.