Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guinea
Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.538 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guinea, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.538 units per person for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guinea peaked at 0.538 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.152 units per person, in 2000.
That places Guinea 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.164 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.152 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 0.164 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.177 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.189 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.202 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.202 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.228 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.241 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.254 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.267 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.281 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.295 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.262 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.322 units per person | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.335 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.349 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.335 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.354 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.45 units per person | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.422 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.447 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.468 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.477 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.511 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.538 units per person | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.164 units per person | 0.164 units per person | 0.164 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2076 units per person | 0.152 units per person | 0.267 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3405 units per person | 0.262 units per person | 0.45 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4882 units per person | 0.447 units per person | 0.538 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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 number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guinea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Guinea was 0.538 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.538 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.152 units per person in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Guinea ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.