Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people with and without electricity access was 1.23 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea is 1.23 million people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.24 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 455,725 people, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 455,725 people | — |
| 2001 | 486,644 people | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 517,874 people | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 550,262 people | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 584,046 people | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 615,788 people | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 644,713 people | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 674,465 people | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 707,114 people | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 742,730 people | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 785,985 people | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 820,853 people | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 849,818 people | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 887,158 people | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 923,886 people | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 961,043 people | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 998,419 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million people | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million people | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million people | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million people | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.24 million people | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1.23 million people | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.23 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.23 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 597,936 people | 455,725 people | 742,730 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 945,185 people | 785,985 people | 1.11 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.20 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.24 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 151 Cyprus 1.36 million people compare
- 152 East Timor 1.32 million people compare
- 153 Mauritius 1.25 million people compare
- 155 Eswatini 1.11 million people compare
- 156 Central African Republic 970,186 people compare
- 157 Guinea-Bissau 961,991 people 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 number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Equatorial Guinea was 1.23 million people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 455,725 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.